L'uomo 21 (P214956)

Administrative tablet dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Michail, Louise, Milan, Italy

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Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Michail, Louise, Milan, Italy

Museum Number

Michail —

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Gasto y distribución de harina de cebada.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(ban2@c) dabin
2. dam-mah2
3. 1(ban2@c) a-bu3-du3
4. 1(ban2@c) giri3-ni
5. 1(ban2@c) ba-zi
6. 1(ban2@c)# szusz3#
column 2
1. za3-mu
2. zi-ga
reverse
blank space

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 (Gasto y distribución de harina de cebada.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P214956
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P214956

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Michail, Louise, Milan, Italy
Museum Number	Michail —
Accession Number

References

primary: L'uomo, 21

[Pettinato1997uomo] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1997. L’uomo Cominciò a Scrivere. Iscrizioni Cuneiformi Della Collezione Michail. Milano, Biblioteca Di via Senato, 31 Ottobre - 31 Dicembre 1997. Milano: Electa.
history: CUSAS 26, 85

[Westenholz2014CUSAS26] Westenholz, Aage. 2014. A Third-Millennium Miscellany of Cuneiform Texts. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 26. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2020-11-17 at 02:29:02	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-14 at 12:02:42	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

“L’uomo 21 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P214956.

L’uomo 21 artifact entry (No. P214956). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P214956

L’uomo 21 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P214956 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {L'uomo 21 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P214956},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P214956
LB  - CDLI:P214956
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - L'uomo 21 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“L’uomo 21 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P214956.

L’uomo 21 artifact entry (No. P214956). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P214956

L’uomo 21 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P214956 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{1970L,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {L'uomo 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P214956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P214956},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P214956
LB  - CDLI:P214956
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - L'uomo 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P214956
ER  -