BuB 2, 15 (P214941)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 14390

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (livestock)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) udu kar-mah
2. 1(asz@c) e2-sag-szu4
3. 1(asz@c) dingir-eb-gal
4. 1(asz@c) {d}nin#-ur4
5. 1(asz@c) sza3-ge#-pa3-da
6. 1(asz@c) e2#-sag#-kal-la
7. 1(asz@c) {d}ur3-bar-tab
8. n 2(asz@c) {d}inanna zabala6{ki}
reverse
blank space
1. nig2#-sag#-a# inim-ma-ni#-zi-kam#
2. gala# szusz3
3. e2#-gal-e bi2-gu7
blank space
4. 3(disz@t) mu 7(disz@t) iti

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 (livestock)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P214941
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P214941

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) (A)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number	Erm 14390
Accession Number

References

primary: BuB 2, p.185-231, p. 208-209 15

[Sommerfeld2005Eremitage] Sommerfeld, Walter, Ekaterina Markina, and Nadezda Rudik. 2005. “Altakkadische Texte Der St. Petersburger Eremitage.” Babel Und Bibel 2: 185–231.
citation: OrNS 51 (pp. 297-354), 309

[Foster1982Ethnicity] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. “Ethnicity and Onomastics in Sargonic Mesopotamia.” Orientalia NS 51 (3): 297–354.

sub inim-ma-ni-zi
citation: USP, p. 30

[Foster1982USP] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. Umma in the Sargonic Period. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, Volume 20. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-18 at 13:44:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-05-07 at 09:32:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-06-28 at 12:13:31	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-04-19 at 02:31:12	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-07-07 at 07:58:13	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	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

“BuB 2, 15 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P214941.

BuB 2, 15 artifact entry (No. P214941). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P214941 (Original work published 1970)

BuB 2, 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P214941 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {BuB 2, 15 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P214941},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BuB 2, 15 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P214941.

BuB 2, 15 artifact entry (No. P214941). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P214941 (Original work published 1970)

BuB 2, 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P214941 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {BuB 2, 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P214941},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P214941},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/18/
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LB  - CDLI:P214941
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - BuB 2, 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P214941
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