RA 008, 158, AO 5659 (P216378)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 05659

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Muerte de 2 esclavos y 1 ciudadano nacido libre.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) kasz sze 3(ban2@c) dug
2. i3-li2-asar
3. 1(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) i3-lu-ka3-sa-ad
4. 5(disz@t) mu 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) iti
reverse
1. 2(u) 3(disz@t) u4

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Muerte de 2 esclavos y 1 ciudadano nacido libre.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216378

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 05659
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010166299

References

  • primary: RA 008 (pp. 135 - 158), 158, AO 5659

    [Thureau-Dangin1911RA8Notes] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1911. “Notes Assyriologiques.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 8: 135–58.

  • history: USP, p. 4 and p. 17

    [Foster1982USP] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. Umma in the Sargonic Period. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, Volume 20. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-29 at 15:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-29 at 13:47:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-03-01 at 14:41:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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

Cite this Artifact

“RA 008, 158, AO 5659 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216378.
RA 008, 158, AO 5659 artifact entry (No. P216378). (2024, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216378 (Original work published 1970)
RA 008, 158, AO 5659 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216378 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	month = {sep 29},
	title = {RA 008, 158, {AO} 5659 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216378},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RA 008, 158, AO 5659 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216378.
RA 008, 158, AO 5659 artifact entry (No. P216378). (2024, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216378 (Original work published 1970)
RA 008, 158, AO 5659 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216378 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 29},
	title = {RA 008, 158, {AO} 5659 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216378},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P216378
LB  - CDLI:P216378
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - RA 008, 158, AO 5659 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216378
ER  -
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