JCS 31, 051, BMC 15 (P214887)

Administrative tablet excavated in Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

BMC 15

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metro-mathematical Recibo de cebada y espelta para Akkade.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] _la2_ 2(u@c) _sze gur mah_
2. [...] _ziz2 gur mah_
3. a-na a-ga-de3{ki}
4. _ka-ka-AN_
5. im-hur
reverse
1. x me-sag2

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 (metro-mathematical Recibo de cebada y espelta para Akkade.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P214887
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P214887

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	BMC 15
Accession Number

References

primary: JCS 31 (pp. 30-55), 051, BMC 15

[DeJong Ellis1979BrynMawr] DeJong Ellis, Maria. 1979. “Cuneiform Tablets at Bryn Mawr College.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 31 (1): 30–55. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359856.
history: RSO 49 (pp. 159-184)

[LambertM1975RSO49] Lambert, Maurice. 1975. “MESAG LE PRINCE ET MESAG LE SHABRA (LA VIE ÉCONOMIQUE À L’ÉPOQUE D’AGADÉ).” Rivista Degli Studi Orientali 49 (3/4): 159–84.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-06 at 18:17:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-19 at 18:51:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-16 at 14:29:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:38	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 Artifact

“JCS 31, 051, BMC 15 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P214887.

JCS 31, 051, BMC 15 artifact entry (No. P214887). (2024, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P214887 (Original work published 1970)

JCS 31, 051, BMC 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P214887 (Accessed: August 19, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 31, 051, BMC 15 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P214887.

JCS 31, 051, BMC 15 artifact entry (No. P214887). (2024, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P214887 (Original work published 1970)

JCS 31, 051, BMC 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P214887 (Accessed: August 19, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 6},
	title = {JCS 31, 051, {BMC} 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P214887},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P214887},
}

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