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Mesag Arvchive p. 467 (P212906)

Administrative tablet dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 07008

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. usz2 ur-lu2 ad-[kup4]
2. usz2 lugal-kiri6 igi-[nu-tuku]
3. usz2 he2-{d}utu geme2
4. usz2 zadim-zi bahar2
5. usz2 zabala6{ki}-[a]
6. dumu lugal-e-a2-na-[...]
blank space
7. [szu]-nigin2 5(asz@c) lu2 usz2
8. [nu] KA-ku3
9. nu ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
10. nu e2-e
11. nu e2-ki
12. nu gala
13. nu ur-nig2 dumu KA-ku3
14. nu i3-li2-dan
15. nu lugal-gi7 [...]
16. nu lugal-KA ugula [...]
17. nu me-[zu]
18. nu ur-lu2
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. dumu [...]
2'. nu nin-[...]
3'. nu e2-[...]
4'. nu gala
5'. nu edin-bi-sze3
6'. nu lugal-e2-musz3-e
7'. ugula i-lu5-lu5
8'. nu az
9'. nu sipa-an-ne2 dumu-ni
10'. nu nin-en geme2-masz
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11'. nu ur-bil3-ga-mes
12'. dumu geme2-{d}utu
13'. nu nin-me-na
14'. nu geme2-{d}utu dumu [...]
15'. [nu] nin-sa6-ga2
blank space
left
1. 2(asz@c) nita
2. szunigin 6(asz@c) geme2 [...] duh-ha?-me

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)

Collections

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
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Related publications

primary: Mesag Archive, p. 467

[Bridges1981Mesag] Bridges, Susan J. 1981. “The Mesag Archive: A Study of Sargonic Society and Economy.” Phdthesis, Yale University.

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Museum No.: NBC 07008
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Atf	Brumfield, Sara		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:19	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-009992) (BC-009992)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.7008) (NBC.7008)

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Cite this Artifact

“Mesag Arvchive p. 467 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212906.

Mesag Arvchive p. 467 artifact entry (No. P212906). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212906 (Original work published 1970)

Mesag Arvchive p. 467 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212906 (Accessed: December 19, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {Mesag {Arvchive} p. 467 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212906},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212906},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Mesag Arvchive p. 467 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212906.

Mesag Arvchive p. 467 artifact entry (No. P212906). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212906 (Original work published 1970)

Mesag Arvchive p. 467 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212906 (Accessed: December 19, 2025).

@misc{2023Mesag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {Mesag {Arvchive} p. 467 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212906},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212906},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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LB  - CDLI:P212906
M1  - 2025/12/19/
TI  - Mesag Arvchive p. 467 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212906
ER  -