MAD 5, 083 (P215406)

Letter tablet excavated in Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1932-0362

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-e-ni-im
2. GAN2
3. sza _ka2 kisz_ bi-mu-ut
4. ni-ti-qu2
5. li-isz-qi2-u3
reverse
1. en-ma
2. su4-ma-s,a-ba
3. a-na su-ni-um
blank space

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)	Letter (Carta.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215406
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215406

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir) purchased
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1932-0362
Accession Number

References

primary: MAD 5, 83

[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: FAOS 19, Pu 3

[Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:51	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 5, 083 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215406.

MAD 5, 083 artifact entry (No. P215406). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215406 (Original work published 1970)

MAD 5, 083 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215406 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {MAD 5, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215406},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MAD 5, 083 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215406.

MAD 5, 083 artifact entry (No. P215406). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215406 (Original work published 1970)

MAD 5, 083 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215406 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2024MAD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {MAD 5, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215406},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215406
LB  - CDLI:P215406
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - MAD 5, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215406
ER  -