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

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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.)

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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. [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MAD 5, 12

    [Gelb1970MAD5] Gelb, Ignace J. 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ashm 1930-0147 + Ashm 1930-0175f + g
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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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 Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:46 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: January 25, 2026).
@misc{2025MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	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  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - MAD 5, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215339
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“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: January 25, 2026).
@misc{2025MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	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  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - MAD 5, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215339
ER  - 
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