MAD 4, 075 (P215237)

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)

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 11314

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Ovejas y cabras.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) u8 ama#
2. 1(u) 5(disz) kir11 sza3-du10
3. 5(u) 6(disz) udu-nita
4. 3(u) la2 1(asz) ud5 ama
5. 5(asz) {munus}as2-gar3 sza3-du10 5(asz)
6. 1(u) 3(disz) masz2-nita
blank space
7. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) udu
8. szunigin 5(u) la2 3(asz) ud5
9. la2-ia3 5(asz) u8 8(disz) udu-nita 2(asz) ud5
reverse
1. la2-ia3-am3 sza3-ba i3-szid
2. udu zi-ga ib2-ta-zi
3. im si-sa2-am3
4. udu ur-{d}szara2-ka-kam
5. en-an-ne2 e-da-szex(SIG7)
6. 1(u) 6(disz) kir11 1(u) 6(disz) sila4 6(disz) {munus}asz2?-gar3 4(asz) masz2 sza3-du10 mu-a-kam
7. en-an-ne2 sag udu-gal-gal-sze3
8. sza3 udu-ka mi-ni-gi4
9. 1(u) 5(disz@t) mu 7(disz@t) iti sze-ba sze-sag11-[ku5]
10. a-nimgir-za-ka ba-ur4

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 (Ovejas y cabras.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215237
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215237

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 11314
Accession Number

References

primary: MAD 4, 75

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2020-11-29 at 12:40:45	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-05 at 09:54:27	CDLI, CDLI	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 12:33:44	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, 075 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215237.

MAD 4, 075 artifact entry (No. P215237). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215237

MAD 4, 075 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215237 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{1970MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MAD 4, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215237},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215237
LB  - CDLI:P215237
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - MAD 4, 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215237
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MAD 4, 075 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215237.

MAD 4, 075 artifact entry (No. P215237). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215237

MAD 4, 075 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215237 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{1970MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MAD 4, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215237},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215237
LB  - CDLI:P215237
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - MAD 4, 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215237
ER  -