MAD 1, 004 (P214974)
Administrative tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USAMuseum Number
OIM A—Provenience
Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Registro de cebada.)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
column 1
broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. puzur4#-ru-um
2'. [szu] ur#-ki-si-im
3'. 6(asz@c) _sze gur_
4'. i-da-dingir
5'. szu _ensi2_
6'. 5(asz@c) _sze gur_
7'. zu-zu
8'. sze en-na-na
9'. 5(asz@c) _sze gur_
10'. ma#-szum
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]-mu-da#
2'. [...]-ha-ri2
3'. [n] _sze gur_
4'. zu#-zu
5'. szu# ki-bu3
6'. 3(asz@c) _sze gur_
7'. im6-ta2-lik
8'. szu su4-be#-li2
9'. [n] 1(asz@c) _sze gur_
10'. [...]-ga
rest broken
column 2
broken
obverse
column 1
broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. puzur4#-ru-um
2'. [szu] ur#-ki-si-im
3'. 6(asz@c) _sze gur_
4'. i-da-dingir
5'. szu _ensi2_
6'. 5(asz@c) _sze gur_
7'. zu-zu
8'. sze en-na-na
9'. 5(asz@c) _sze gur_
10'. ma#-szum
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]-mu-da#
2'. [...]-ha-ri2
3'. [n] _sze gur_
4'. zu#-zu
5'. szu# ki-bu3
6'. 3(asz@c) _sze gur_
7'. im6-ta2-lik
8'. szu su4-be#-li2
9'. [n] 1(asz@c) _sze gur_
10'. [...]-ga
rest broken
column 2
broken
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Registro de cebada.)
- Language(s):
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primary: MAD 1, 4
[Gelb1951MAD1] Gelb, Ignace J. 1951. Sargonic Texts from the Diyala Region. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 1. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.
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- Museum No.: OIM A—
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- Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
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- Excavation No: TA 1931 T0001 03
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- Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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Period Comments:
Classical Sargonic
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-20 at 08:14:44 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2020-11-25 at 07:10:15 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Lafont, Bertrand | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-07-28 at 15:18:28 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 | Brumfield, Sara | Atf | Brumfield, Sara | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-10-05 at 15:02:47 | Brumfield, Sara | Atf | Brumfield, Sara | CDLI | approved |
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| 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 |
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Cite this Artifact
“MAD 1, 004 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P214974.
MAD 1, 004 artifact entry (No. P214974). (2023, October 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P214974 (Original work published 1970)
MAD 1, 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P214974 (Accessed: November 21, 2025).
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month = {oct 20},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P214974},
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