MAD 4, 017 (P215179)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 11255

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Préstamo de lana.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) siki ma-na
2. ama-e2-e
3. bara2-nita-ra
4. sa6-ma i3-na-du11
5. 1(u) 5(disz) siki ma-na
6. ama-e2-e
7. bara2-nita-ra
8. i3-na-szum2
9. 2(u) la2 2(asz@c) siki ma-na
reverse
1. ama-e2-e
2. bara2-nita-ra
3. zabala6{ki}-sze3
4. du-ni i3-na-szum2
5. 8(disz) siki ma-na
6. ama-e2-e
7. bara2-nita-da u4-bi-ta
8. i3-da-tuku-am3
blank space
9. szunigin 1(asz@c) siki gu2 1(asz@c) ma-na

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 (Préstamo de lana.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215179
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215179

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 11255
Accession Number

References

primary: MAD 4, 17

[Gelb1970MAD4] Gelb, Ignace Jay. 1970. Sargonic Texts in the Louvre Museum. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 4. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.
history: Iraq 39 (pp. 31-43), 42

[Foster1977Iraq39] Foster, Benjamin R. 1977. “Commercial Activity in Sargonic Mesopotamia.” Iraq 39 (1): 31–43.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-05 at 14:37:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:42	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 4, 017 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215179.

MAD 4, 017 artifact entry (No. P215179). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215179 (Original work published 1970)

MAD 4, 017 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215179 (Accessed: September 11, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {MAD 4, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215179},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MAD 4, 017 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215179.

MAD 4, 017 artifact entry (No. P215179). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215179 (Original work published 1970)

MAD 4, 017 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215179 (Accessed: September 11, 2026).

@misc{2024MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {MAD 4, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215179},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215179
LB  - CDLI:P215179
M1  - 2026/9/11/
TI  - MAD 4, 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215179
ER  -