Mesag Arvchive p. 478 (P212914)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
NBC 10272Provenience
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TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
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tablet
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1. 5(asz@c)# e2#-{d#}en#-[lil2-e]
2. 5(asz@c)# sag-a#-[DU]
3. 5(asz@c)# da#-da# [sagi]
4. 5(asz@c) ur#-{gesz#}[gigir]
5. 5(asz@c) da-da# [...]
6. 5(asz@c) ur-[pisan]
7. 5(asz@c) szum-[su]
8. 5(asz@c) i-szar3-{d}[suen]
9. 5(asz@c) e2-ha-lu#-[ub2]
10. 5(asz@c) lugal-gub#-[ba-ni]
11. 4(asz@c) a2-kal-[le]
12. 5(asz@c) ur-gu2 sipa ansze#-[bir3]
13. 5(asz@c) ur-gu2 azlag3#
14. 4(asz@c) ur-lam i3#-du8#
15. 5(asz@c) na-pa2-lu5 sagi#
16. ur-{d}iszkur# nu#-[kiri6]
17. siki-lum-lum
18. lal3-ama-na
19. 7(asz@c)# lugal-iti-da
20. 3(asz@c) ur-mes szesz-ni
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21. _szu-nigin2_ 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 3(asz@c)! ma#-[na siki]
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1. 5(asz@c) AN-[...]
2. 5(asz@c) AN-[...]
3. 5(asz@c) [...]
4. 5(asz@c) {d}utu#-[ra-bi2]
5. 5(asz@c) dingir-igi-du#
6. 3(asz@c) ur-{d}iszkur#
7. sagi#-me
8. 5(asz@c) {d}szara2#-[da]-mu
9. 2(asz@c) szu-na dumu a2#-ni-[ta]
10. 5(asz@c) ur#-li
11. 5(asz@c) ur-{d}isztaran
12. ma2-lah4#-me
13. sag#-zi# a-zu
14. 4(asz@c) i3-ba-sza nar
15. 5(asz@c) sa6#-ga igi#-nu-tuku#
16. 4(asz@c) lugal#-lu2 nar
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17. _szu-nigin2_ 5(u@c) 8(asz@c) [ma-na]
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obverse
1. 5(asz@c)# e2#-{d#}en#-[lil2-e]
2. 5(asz@c)# sag-a#-[DU]
3. 5(asz@c)# da#-da# [sagi]
4. 5(asz@c) ur#-{gesz#}[gigir]
5. 5(asz@c) da-da# [...]
6. 5(asz@c) ur-[pisan]
7. 5(asz@c) szum-[su]
8. 5(asz@c) i-szar3-{d}[suen]
9. 5(asz@c) e2-ha-lu#-[ub2]
10. 5(asz@c) lugal-gub#-[ba-ni]
11. 4(asz@c) a2-kal-[le]
12. 5(asz@c) ur-gu2 sipa ansze#-[bir3]
13. 5(asz@c) ur-gu2 azlag3#
14. 4(asz@c) ur-lam i3#-du8#
15. 5(asz@c) na-pa2-lu5 sagi#
16. ur-{d}iszkur# nu#-[kiri6]
17. siki-lum-lum
18. lal3-ama-na
19. 7(asz@c)# lugal-iti-da
20. 3(asz@c) ur-mes szesz-ni
blank space
21. _szu-nigin2_ 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 3(asz@c)! ma#-[na siki]
reverse
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1. 5(asz@c) AN-[...]
2. 5(asz@c) AN-[...]
3. 5(asz@c) [...]
4. 5(asz@c) {d}utu#-[ra-bi2]
5. 5(asz@c) dingir-igi-du#
6. 3(asz@c) ur-{d}iszkur#
7. sagi#-me
8. 5(asz@c) {d}szara2#-[da]-mu
9. 2(asz@c) szu-na dumu a2#-ni-[ta]
10. 5(asz@c) ur#-li
11. 5(asz@c) ur-{d}isztaran
12. ma2-lah4#-me
13. sag#-zi# a-zu
14. 4(asz@c) i3-ba-sza nar
15. 5(asz@c) sa6#-ga igi#-nu-tuku#
16. 4(asz@c) lugal#-lu2 nar
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17. _szu-nigin2_ 5(u@c) 8(asz@c) [ma-na]
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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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
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primary: Mesag Archive, p. 478
[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 10272
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- Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 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 |
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| 2016-07-28 at 16:33:55 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 | Brumfield, Sara | Atf | Brumfield, Sara | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-11-11 at 13:01:52 | Brumfield, Sara | Atf | Brumfield, Sara | CDLI | approved |
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| 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 |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-013239) (BC-013239)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.10272) (NBC.10272)
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Cite this Artifact
“Mesag Arvchive p. 478 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212914.
Mesag Arvchive p. 478 artifact entry (No. P212914). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212914 (Original work published 1970)
Mesag Arvchive p. 478 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212914 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).
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year = {2023},
month = {feb 1},
title = {Mesag {Arvchive} p. 478 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212914},
}
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