MAD 1, 053 (P215009)

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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A—

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Raciones de cebada mensuales.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [n a-li]-tu#-ru-uh
2'. [n] um#-mi-{d}utu
3'. [n] i3-li2-en-num2
4'. 1(barig) tam2-ta2-lik
5'. 1(barig) da-wi-ir
6'. [n iq]-bi2-a-ni
7'. [n iq]-bi2#-szar
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 1(barig) mim-ma#-[sa]
2'. 1(barig) a-ha-tum#
3'. 1(barig) na-bi2-um
4'. 4(ban2) bu-na-um
5'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) ba-lu-sa#
6'. 1(barig) ha-di3-i3-[li2]-isz-[su]
7'. 4(ban2) im-ti#-[li-bur]
8'. 1(barig) ku-bu#-[tum]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. 3(ban2) a-[...]
2'. 1(barig) si-ri#-[e]
3'. 1(barig) ba-ra-tum#
4'. 1(barig) ma-ma-sa-ra-at
5'. 3(ban2) i-din-dingir
6'. 1(barig) na-na
7'. 3(ban2) be-li2-a-x
8'. 1(barig) a-bi2-za-[ki]
9'. 1(barig) um-mi#-[...]
rest 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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Raciones de cebada mensuales.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215009
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215009

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	TA 1931 T0006 04
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number	OIM A—
Accession Number

References

primary: MAD 1, 53

[Gelb1951MAD1] Gelb, Ignace Jay. 1951. Sargonic Texts from the Diyala Region. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 1. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-20 at 08:14:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-07-13 at 16:59:50	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-05 at 15:03:50	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

“MAD 1, 053 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P215009.

MAD 1, 053 artifact entry (No. P215009). (2023, October 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215009 (Original work published 1970)

MAD 1, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215009 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2023MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 20},
	title = {MAD 1, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215009},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P215009
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M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - MAD 1, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215009
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MAD 1, 053 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P215009.

MAD 1, 053 artifact entry (No. P215009). (2023, October 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215009 (Original work published 1970)

MAD 1, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215009 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2023MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 20},
	title = {MAD 1, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215009},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P215009
LB  - CDLI:P215009
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - MAD 1, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215009
ER  -