MAD 1, 171 (P215083)

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

Cite

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 (Registro de objetos varios.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. 4(disz) ma-na siki
3. 1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
4. 1(asz) szah2 niga
5. [n] ma-na siki
6. [n] tug2-tug2 4(asz) tug2 bar-si
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [n] 3(asz) dug [...]

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 (Registro de objetos varios.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215083
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215083

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	TA 1931 T0072 7
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, 171

[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
2011-10-05 at 15:05:36	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, 171 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P215083.

MAD 1, 171 artifact entry (No. P215083). (2023, October 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215083 (Original work published 1970)

MAD 1, 171 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215083 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 20},
	title = {MAD 1, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215083},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215083},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MAD 1, 171 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P215083.

MAD 1, 171 artifact entry (No. P215083). (2023, October 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215083 (Original work published 1970)

MAD 1, 171 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215083 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2023MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 20},
	title = {MAD 1, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215083},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215083},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P215083
LB  - CDLI:P215083
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - MAD 1, 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215083
ER  -