ASJ 04, 050? AIA 08 (P212548)

Administrative tablet excavated in Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Australian Institute of Archaeology, Melbourne,Victoria, Australia

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Australian Institute of Archaeology, Melbourne,Victoria, Australia

Museum Number

IA 008

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Registro de cebada y espelta.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u@c) 4(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) _sze gur_ a-ga-de3{ki}
2. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) _ziz2 gur_
3. _SIG7 GAN2 gibil igi-nim_
4. _SIG7_ ka2? _{d}{gesz}gigir2_
5. _SIG7# ensi2_
6. [_SIG7_ na x x x]
7. _SIG7_ ti-ma-at
8. la hu-bu-ut
blank space
9. in 1(asz@c) _mu_
10. nin#-dingir <{d}>en-lil2-la2
column 2
1. 9(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 4(barig@c) _sze gur_
2. 4(u@c) [n _ziz2] gur#_
3. _SIG7 GAN2 gibil#_
4. u3 ar-la-[...]
5. _sze gesz ra-a_
6. 5(u@c) _la2_ 2(asz@c) _sze-numun gu4-e gu7 gur_
7. 3(u@c)# _la2_ 1(asz@c) 4(barig@c) [_sze gur_]
8. _sze-ba_ x [...]
blank space
9. in [1(asz@c) _mu_]
10. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(asz@c) [...]
4. [...]
5. isz11?-[...]
6. 6(asz@c)#? [...] _la2_ 4(disz) [_sila3_ ...] _gur#_
7. 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 4(disz) _sila3 sze ISZ gur_
8. 8(asz@c) 3(barig@c) _gu2 nida# gur#_
blank space
9. in 1(asz@c) _mu#_
10. {d}na-ra-am#-[{d}]suen#
11. _REC169_ subar{ki}
column 2
1. in a-zu-hi-nim{ki}
2. i-sza-ru
3. da-hi-sza-ti-li
4. ik-mi-u3
blank space
5. _sze gesz ra-a_
6. szu 3(disz) _mu_
7. u3-i3-li2
8. na-ba-al-ka3-at
9. _kiszib3_ ki2-nu-mu-pi5
10. _ensi2_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Registro de cebada y espelta.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P212548
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P212548

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Australian Institute of Archaeology, Melbourne,Victoria, Australia
Museum Number	IA 008
Accession Number

References

primary: ASJ 4, p.7-51, p. 42 8

[Foster1982archive] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. “An Agricultural Archive from Sargonic Akkad.” Acta Sumerologica 4: 7–51.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:15	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 04, 050? AIA 08 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P212548.

ASJ 04, 050? AIA 08 artifact entry (No. P212548). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212548

ASJ 04, 050? AIA 08 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212548 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{1970ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {ASJ 04, 050? {AIA} 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212548},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212548},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P212548
LB  - CDLI:P212548
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - ASJ 04, 050? AIA 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212548
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 04, 050? AIA 08 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P212548.

ASJ 04, 050? AIA 08 artifact entry (No. P212548). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212548

ASJ 04, 050? AIA 08 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212548 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{1970ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {ASJ 04, 050? {AIA} 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212548},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212548},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P212548
LB  - CDLI:P212548
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - ASJ 04, 050? AIA 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212548
ER  -