ETB 2, 33 (P212519)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131745

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-x-usz#-x-[...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]-x-te-asz2-x-x
5'. [...] li-bur-be-li2#
6'. ga-ri#-ra#-[pi]
7'. [...]
8'. x-x-nu
9'. [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. i-su-x-[...]
4'. i-di3-e2# [...]
5'. a-x-x
6'. x-da#-x
7'. da#-ak-[...]
8'. bu-ru-x-[...]
9'. sa-me-szar#-[...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ma#
2'. [...]-x-ma-an
3'. [...]-ba#
4'. [...]-x-ba
5'. [...]
6'. [...]-x
7'. [...]-x
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. a#-ba#-[...]
2'. ki-zu-x-[...]
3'. [...]
4'. ak? [...]
5'. x-x-[...]
6'. szunigin# 2(u) 1(disz)# [...]
7'. szunigin# 2(u) 1(disz)# [...]
  rest broken

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Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ETB 2 (pp. 99-120), 33

    [Bonechi2001ETB2] Bonechi, Marco, Irving L. Finkel, and Jesper Eidem. 2001. “The Third-Millennium Inscriptions.” In Nagar in the Third Millennium BC, edited by David Oates, Joan Oates, and Helen McDonald, 2:99–120. Excavations at Tell Brak. British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

  • history: Iraq 47 (pp. 187 - 201), 199 no. b2

    [Finkel1985Iraq47] Finkel, Irving L. 1985. “Inscriptions from Tell Brak 1984.” Iraq 47: 187–201. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4200239.

  • history: Iraq 7 (pp. 22-66), 42

    [Gadd1940Iraq7] Gadd, Cyril J. 1940. “Tablets from Chagar Bazar and Tall Brak, 1937-38.” Iraq 7: 22–66. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4241663?seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents.

  • history: AOAT 3/1, 72

    [Loretz1969AOAT3] Loretz, Oswald. 1969. Texte Aus Chagar Bazar Und Tell Brak. Vol. 3/1. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Kevelaer : Butzon.

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  • Museum No.: BM 131745
  • Accession No.: 1954-05-10, 0056

  • Provenience: Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
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  • Excavation No: F 1158 ?
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    Finkel (Iraq 47) suggests exc. no. is F 1156 ?

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 16:41:12 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 16:10:12 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 13:18:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 12:46:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-22 at 13:35:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-22 at 13:23:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-26 at 08:57:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-30 at 09:48:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-09-12 at 10:54:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-09-07 at 14:32:11 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ETB 2, 33 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212519.
ETB 2, 33 artifact entry (No. P212519). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212519 (Original work published 1970)
ETB 2, 33 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212519 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {ETB 2, 33 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212519},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212519},
}


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