RIME 2.01.04.07, ex. 01 (P215499)

Official or display tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A—

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness exercise tablet with historical text)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [u-ma-al-li]
2. [u-us]-si2#-im#
3. [ip-hur]-kisz#{ki}
4. [ha]-bu-na na-se11-nim
  single ruling
5. ip-hur-kisz{ki}
6. se11-i3-ma lugal-an-ne2
7. ig#?-ru-sa-am _lugal_ [...]
  single ruling
8. x uri5{ki}
  single ruling
9. u3#?-la ma-al-kum#?
10. ur#-ki-um i-di3-isz-su#?
11. szar#-ru14 uz-zum u3 su#?-[lum]
12. _kalam_-su [...]
13. isz-ku-un
  single ruling
14. du-[...]
15. u iri#? [...]
16. bala#? x [...]
  (obverse crossed out ?)
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness exercise tablet with historical text)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 2.01.04.07 composite (P461983) Q005209 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P215499

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
room 14 of house XXIX in H/J 15; stratum IVb
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number TA 1931 T0729
Findspot -
-
Stratigraphic Level -
Elevation

Collections

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P215499

References

  • primary: RIME 2, 01.04.07, ex. 01

    [Frayne1993RIME2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1993. Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: MAD 1, 172

    [Gelb1951MAD1] Gelb, Ignace Jay. 1951. Sargonic Texts from the Diyala Region. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 1. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: MC 7: Kings of Akkade, J.G., MC 7, p. 401, 15 [1997]

    [GoodnickWestenholz1997MC7] Goodnick Westenholz, Joan. 1997. Legends of the Kings of Akkade: The Texts. Vol. 7. Mesopotamian Civilizations. University Park, PANAMA: Penn State University Press.

  • history: AfO 25 (pp. 95-110), p. 97, no. 7

    [Westenholz1974-1977SchoolTexts] Westenholz, Aage. 1974-1977. “Old Akkadian School Texts. Some Goals of Sargonic Scribal Education.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 25: 95–110. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41636310.

  • citation: Sargonic Akkadian, p. 15

    [Hasselbach2005] Hasselbach, R. 2005. “Sargonic Akkadian.”

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-29 at 18:55:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-29 at 18:50:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-23 at 16:19:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-02 at 09:38:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-20 at 08:29:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-02-10 at 17:18:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:52 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace Jay; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 2.01.04.07, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215499.
RIME 2.01.04.07, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P215499). (2024, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215499 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.04.07, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215499 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 2.01.04.07, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215499.
RIME 2.01.04.07, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P215499). (2024, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215499 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.04.07, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215499 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215499},
}

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