Mesag Arvchive p. 481 (P212917)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 12319

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) me-sag2
2. dub-sar sa12-du5
3. 1(asz@c) da-da
4. 1(asz@c) ur-me-ga
5. dub-sar-me
6. 1(asz@c) da#-da 1(disz) gaba
7. tug2-du8
8. 1(asz@c) e2-ha-lu-ub2?
9. 1(asz@c) a2-kal-le
10. nagar
11. 1(asz@c) mug-zi
12. 1(asz@c) ur-{gesz}gigir2
13. [1(asz@c) ...]-er3-su2
14. [1(asz@c) ama]-bara2
15. bahar2-me
16. 1(asz@c) i-szar-{d}suen
17. [1(asz@c)] szum-su 1(disz) gaba
18. [...]-me
19. [1(asz@c)] lugal#-iti-da munu4#-mu2
20. [1(asz@c)] pu3#-zu-zu
21. [ma2]-lah4#
22. [1(asz@c) ur]-{d}iszkur nu-kiri6
23. [1(asz@c)] KA#-ku3
24. [1(asz@c)] ur#-sze3#-ri5#-da#
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) e2-e
2. 1(asz@c) e2-ki
3. 1(asz@c) gala
4. gurusz-me
5. 1(asz@c) ur-nig2
6. dumu KA-ku3
7. szu-ku6-me
8. 1(asz@c) ur-lu2
9. 1(asz@c) ka5-a
10. ad-kup4-me
11. 1(asz@c) a-bi2-GAN2
12. 1(asz@c) sag-a-du
13. 1(asz@c) ur#-{gesz}gigir2
14. [1(asz@c) ur]-{d}utu
15. [1(asz@c)] na#-pa2-lu5
16. 1(asz@c) ur#-pisan
17. 1(asz@c) lugal#-gub-ba-ni
18. 1(asz@c) da#-da
19. 1(asz@c) iri#-[ur]
20. 1(asz@c) da#-[da]
21. 1(asz@c) ur#-[...]
22. 1(asz@c) e2#-[gesz]
23. 1(asz@c) e2-{d#}en#-[lil2]-le
24. 1(asz@c) da-[da]
25. 1(asz@c) lugal-iri#
26. 1(asz@c) ur-sipa-da# 2(disz) gaba
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) ur-lu2
2. 1(asz@c) me-zu
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-KA
4. 1(asz@c) i-lu5-lu5
5. 1(asz@c) gala
6. 1(asz@c) ur-gu
7. 1(asz@c) gesz-sza3 1(disz) gaba
8. 1(asz@c) sag-lu2#
9. [1(asz@c)] gala#
10. [1(asz@c)] i3#-li2#-dan
11. 1(asz@c) lugal-tir#
12. 1(asz@c) az
13. 1(asz@c) ur-mes
14. dumu ur-sipa-da
15. 1(asz@c) i-lu5-dingir
16. dumu e2-ku3
17. 1(asz@c) sag-lu2
18. dumu gesz-sza3
19. [1(asz@c) e2]-ha-lu-ub2?
20. [dumu ...]
21. [...]
  blank space
22. [n gurusz-me]
23. [ur-gu2]
column 4
1. azlag2
2. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}en-ki#
3. dumu me-sag2#
4. 1(asz@c) ur-mes#
5. dumu ur-{d}kisz[{ki} ...]
6. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}[...]
7. dumu i-szar-{d}suen#
8. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gigir2-[e]
9. 1(asz@c) tir-[ku3]
10. 2(asz@c) dumu ur-[...]
11. 1(asz@c) sipa-dingir-ni
12. 1(asz@c) lugal-iti#-[da]
13. 2(asz@c) dumu az
14. 1(asz@c) pu2#-ta#
15. dumu gesz#-sza3#
16. 1(asz@c) edin#-bi#-sze3
17. dumu me-lu
18. 1(asz@c) bu3-bu3
19. dumu igi-dar
20. 1(asz@c) lu2#-[...]
21. dumu# nin#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c) isz#-[lul-dingir]
3. dumu a-bi2-GAN2
  blank space
4. dumu#-nita2-me#
5. 1(asz@c) e2-mu-zu
6. dumu# e2-gesz
7. 1(asz@c) a-ba-nag
8. 1(asz@c) lugal-kiri6
9. igi-nu-tuku
10. 1(asz@c) e2-ku3
11. 1(asz@c) nin-edin-ne2
12. 1(asz@c) me-szi2-tum
13. 1(asz@c) ma-asz2-tum
14. 1(asz@c) ma-ma-sa-du2
15. 1(asz@c) ama-zu 2(disz) gaba
16. 1(asz@c) me-lu 1(disz) gaba
17. 1(asz@c) ma-ma
18. 1(asz@c) PAP-PAP
19. 1(asz@c) a-gub-ba-ak
20. 1(asz@c) nin-szesz-szesz
21. 1(asz@c) siki-lum-lum
22. 1(asz@c) lal3-ama-na
23. 1(asz@c) igi-dar 1(disz) gaba
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) he2-i7#
2. 1(asz@c) nin-balag#
3. 1(asz@c) me-ha
4. 1(asz@c) geme2-TAR 1(disz) gaba
5. 1(asz@c) nin-men-na 1(disz)# gaba#
6. 1(asz@c) ama#-eme5#
7. [1(asz@c) ba5]-ti
8. [1(asz@c)] GAN#-NI
9. [1(asz@c)] geme2#-{d#}utu# 1(disz) gaba
10. [1(asz@c) ...] dumu-munus ME-{d}szara2
11. [1(asz@c)] e2#-gi4-a
12. [1(asz@c) ...] tug2 en-nu
13. [1(asz@c) nin]-sa6#-ga2
14. 1(asz@c) [...] za3-ERIM-me
  blank space
15. [n geme2]-me#
16. [1(asz@c) ...]-ha#
17. 1(asz@c) he2#-{d}utu
18. 1(asz@c) nin-gu2
19. geme2# um#-ma#-me
20. 1(asz@c) nam#-uszur3 dumu-munus
21. dumu-munus ama#-zu
22. [...]
  blank space
column 3
1. 4(u@c) gu4-gesz libir
2. 6(asz@c) gu4-dab5#
3. szu-[...] gala#
4. [...] masz2#
  n lines broken
5'. [szu-nigin2 n szu]-ku6
6'. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) ad-kup4
7'. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) azlag2
column 4
  blank space
  beginning broken
1'. szu-nigin2 3(u@c) 1(asz@c) geme2# 2(u@c) la2 3(disz) gaba#
2'. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) dumu-munus#
  blank space
3'. ugula me-sag2
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Mesag Archive, p. 481

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

  • history: Foster, Benjamin R., RAI 33 (1987) 056-058, 001

    [sec24027] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YBC 12319
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-09 at 18:51:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-01-18 at 10:14:54 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2020-09-09 at 08:14:17 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-11-11 at 13:01:53 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
“Mesag Arvchive p. 481 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P212917.
Mesag Arvchive p. 481 artifact entry (No. P212917). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212917
Mesag Arvchive p. 481 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212917 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
@misc{1970Mesag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {Mesag {Arvchive} p. 481 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212917},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212917},
}


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M1  - 2025/5/21/
TI  - Mesag Arvchive p. 481 artifact entry
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