ETB 2, 72 (P213505)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ — ?

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (silver)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz@c)# [...] ku3-babbar
2. a-sza#-ra
3. 3(asz@c) ma#-na# ku3#-sig17#
reverse
1. szu#-ma#-[ma]
2. 1/2(asz@c) gin2 [...]
3. x-[...]
4. x-[...]

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 (silver)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P213505
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P213505

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	TB 08007
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria
Museum Number	NMSDeZ — ?
Accession Number

References

primary: ETB 2 (pp. 99-120), 72

[Bonechi2001ETB2] Bonechi, Marco, Irving L. Finkel, and Jesper Eidem. 2001. “The Third-Millennium Inscriptions.” In Nagar in the Third Millennium BC, edited by David Oates, Joan Oates, and Helen McDonald, 2:99–120. Excavations at Tell Brak. British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
history: Iraq 50 (pp. 87–108), 17, p. 94

[Illingworth1988Brak] Illingworth, N.J.J. 1988. “Inscriptions from Tell Brak 1986.” Iraq 50: 87–108. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4200287.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-25 at 15:13:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-22 at 13:45:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-22 at 13:37:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-22 at 13:23:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-30 at 09:48:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-19 at 12:01:44	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-07 at 14:32:19	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ETB 2, 72 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213505.

ETB 2, 72 artifact entry (No. P213505). (2024, August 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213505 (Original work published 1970)

ETB 2, 72 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213505 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 25},
	title = {ETB 2, 72 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213505},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213505},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ETB 2, 72 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213505.

ETB 2, 72 artifact entry (No. P213505). (2024, August 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213505 (Original work published 1970)

ETB 2, 72 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213505 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2024ETB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 25},
	title = {ETB 2, 72 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213505},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213505},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P213505
LB  - CDLI:P213505
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - ETB 2, 72 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213505
ER  -