MAD 1, 159 (P215077)

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 (Carneros para cebar.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2@c) udu-nita
2. a-na bul5-tim
3. ma-ra-isz nu-ru-am
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 (Carneros para cebar.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215077
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215077

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	TA 1931 T0022
Findspot	- Northern Palace
Stratigraphic Level	unstratified
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, 159

[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
2023-11-01 at 19:40:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2006-10-12 at 12:33:40	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	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, 159 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P215077.

MAD 1, 159 artifact entry (No. P215077). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215077 (Original work published 1970)

MAD 1, 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215077 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215077},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215077},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MAD 1, 159 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P215077.

MAD 1, 159 artifact entry (No. P215077). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215077 (Original work published 1970)

MAD 1, 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215077 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

@misc{2023MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {MAD 1, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215077},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215077},
}

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DA  - 2023/11/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P215077
LB  - CDLI:P215077
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - MAD 1, 159 artifact entry
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