MAD 5, 012 (P215339)

Administrative tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1930-0147 + Ashm 1930-0175f + g

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Localización de 10 campos.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [2(bur'u@c)?] GAN2
2. [agar4 ...]-x{ki}
3. [2(bur'u@c)?] GAN2
4. agar4 [...]{ki}
5. [1(bur'u@c) 1(bur3@c)?] GAN2
6. agar4 bur-zi-da-an{ki}
7. 4(bur'u@c) GAN2
8. agar4 e2-pu3-a{ki}
9. 2(bur'u@c) GAN2
10. agar4# si#?-ba-ni{ki}
reverse
1. 2(bur'u@c) GAN2
2. [agar4] x-ga-ar{ki}
3. 2(bur3@c) gi-gi#?-NI{ki}
4. 1(bur'u@c) 4(bur3@c) GAN2
5. zi-na-e{ki}
6. 6(bur3@c) GAN2
7. agar4 bad3-da-mu-na{ki}
8. 3(asz@c)? it-gur-da{ki}
  blank space
9. [szu-nigin2 x] 3(szar2@c) la2 6(bur3@c) GAN2
10. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Localización de 10 campos.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P215339

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1930-0147 + Ashm 1930-0175f + g
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MAD 5, 12

    [Gelb1970MAD5] Gelb, Ignace Jay. 1970. Sargonic Texts in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 5. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: AAICAB 1/1, pl. 009, 1931-147

    [Gregoire1996-PV962282] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1996. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Part 1/1. Contribution à l’histoire Sociale, Économique, Politique et Culturelle Du Proche-Orient Ancien. Paris: Libraire orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-06 at 13:33:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:59:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:33:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:46 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“MAD 5, 012 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P215339.
MAD 5, 012 artifact entry (No. P215339). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215339 (Original work published 1970)
MAD 5, 012 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215339 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {MAD 5, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215339},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215339},
}


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DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MAD 5, 012 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MAD 5, 012 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P215339.
MAD 5, 012 artifact entry (No. P215339). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215339 (Original work published 1970)
MAD 5, 012 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215339 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2025MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {MAD 5, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215339},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215339},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P215339
LB  - CDLI:P215339
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MAD 5, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215339
ER  -
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