BiMes 03, 25 (P212603)

Administrative tablet excavated in Lagash (mod. El-Hiba), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM—

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c) [...] x
3. 2(asz@c) [...] x
4. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) [...]-x-bar
5. lu2-ba nu-banda3
reverse
1. _lugal-ka_
2. _u4_ i3-la-ke4#
3. a-ga-de3#[{ki}]
4. _i3-[..._]

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
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P212603
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P212603

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)
Written In
Excavation Number	2 H-T 009
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM—
Accession Number

References

primary: BiMes 3, 25

[Biggs1976BiMes3] Biggs, Robert D. 1976. Inscriptions from Al-Hiba—Lagash. The First and Second Seasons. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 3. Malibu: Undena Publications.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-02 at 09:11:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2015-05-17 at 04:15:11	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:16	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 Artifacts

“BiMes 03, 25 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212603.

BiMes 03, 25 artifact entry (No. P212603). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212603 (Original work published 1970)

BiMes 03, 25 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212603 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

@misc{2024BiMes,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {BiMes 03, 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212603},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212603},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212603
LB  - CDLI:P212603
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - BiMes 03, 25 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212603
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BiMes 03, 25 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212603.

BiMes 03, 25 artifact entry (No. P212603). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212603 (Original work published 1970)

BiMes 03, 25 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212603 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

@misc{2024BiMes,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {BiMes 03, 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212603},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212603},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212603
LB  - CDLI:P212603
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - BiMes 03, 25 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212603
ER  -