MAD 4, 023 (P215185)

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

RTI (obverse)

RTI (reverse)

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 11261

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Registro de ovejas y cabras.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 1(disz) [u8 ama]
2. 1(u) 3(disz) [udu]-nita
3. [n sila4]-nita# sza3-du10
4. 1(u) kir11# sza3-du10
5. 2(u) 3(disz) ud5 ama
6. 3(asz@c) {munus}si-as2-gar3 sza3-du10
7. 3(u) 1(disz)? masz2
blank space
8. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(disz) ud5 udu
9. ur-{d}szara2-ka-kam
10. 6(disz) u8 ama
reverse
1. 2(asz@c) udu-nita
2. 1(u) ud5 ama
3. 7(asz@c) masz2
blank space
4. szunigin 2(u) 5(disz) ud5 udu
5. ur-{d}suen-ka-kam
6. udu me-ni
7. {d}utu-mu sipa
blank space
8. 6(disz@t) mu 3(disz@t) iti

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 ovejas y cabras.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215185
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P215185

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 11261
Accession Number

References

primary: MAD 4, 23

[Gelb1970MAD4] Gelb, Ignace J. 1970. Sargonic Texts in the Louvre Museum. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 4. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-05 at 09:54:12	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:42	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MAD 4, 023 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215185.

MAD 4, 023 artifact entry (No. P215185). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215185

MAD 4, 023 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215185 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{1970MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MAD 4, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215185},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215185},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215185
LB  - CDLI:P215185
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MAD 4, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215185
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MAD 4, 023 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215185.

MAD 4, 023 artifact entry (No. P215185). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215185

MAD 4, 023 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215185 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{1970MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MAD 4, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215185},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215185},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215185
LB  - CDLI:P215185
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MAD 4, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215185
ER  -