OIP 014, 150 (P216006)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), 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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A00662

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. [1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz2]
2. [1(u@c)] ma#-sa2-ab ku6#
3. lugal
4. 1(asz@c) udu 5(asz@c) ma-sa2-ab ku6#
5. nin
6. 2(asz@c) ma-sa2-ab szabra [...]
7. 2(asz@c) szabra gesz# su4
8. 2(asz@c) szabra [...]
9. 2(asz@c) ur2-x [...]
10. 2(asz@c) su-ka# [...]
11. 1(asz@c) kisal-[...] x
12. 1(asz@c) {d}x x
13. sukkal-me
14. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(asz@c) ku5-da szu-gal5:la2
4. 1(asz@c) {d}utu-he2-du7 abba2 iri
5. 1(asz@c) i-ku-bu-sa dub-sar
6. 1(asz@c) ur-me-ga ga:esz8
7. 1(asz@c) ur-abzu di-ku5
8. 1(asz@c) szesz nin
9. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) gurdub ku6 zi-zi-dam
  blank space
10. szunigin 2(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz2
11. szunigin 3(u) 6(asz@c) ma-sa2-[ab ku6]
12. [...]

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Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OIP 14, 150

    [Luckenbill1930OIP14] Luckenbill, Daniel D. 1930. Inscriptions from Adab. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 14. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: PPAC 1, p. 297

    [Yang1989Adab] Yang, Zhi. 1989. Sargonic Inscriptions from Adab. Vol. 1. Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations. Changchun : IHAC.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 153 n. 496

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A00662
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-18 at 10:24:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 15:52:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:57 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

“OIP 014, 150 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216006.
OIP 014, 150 artifact entry (No. P216006). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216006 (Original work published 1970)
OIP 014, 150 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216006 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {OIP 014, 150 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216006},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216006},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P216006
LB  - CDLI:P216006
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - OIP 014, 150 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216006
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 014, 150 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216006.
OIP 014, 150 artifact entry (No. P216006). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216006 (Original work published 1970)
OIP 014, 150 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216006 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {OIP 014, 150 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216006},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216006},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P216006
LB  - CDLI:P216006
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - OIP 014, 150 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216006
ER  -
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