RIAA 043 (P216413)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.0095

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Balance contable de atrasos de cabras y sus productos.)

Language(s)

Measurements

50.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. la2-ia3 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) ud5
2. 2(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) {munus}as2-gar3 sza3-du10
3. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) masz2 sza3-du10
4. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) i3 dug x sila3
5. 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) 5(disz@t) sila3 ga?-ar3? gur
6. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) gu2 siki-ud5 3(u@c) ma-na
reverse
1. [...]
2. umma#[{ki} ...]
3. nig2-ka9-bi i3-ak#
blank space
4. 2(disz@t) mu 8(disz@t) iti

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)	Administrative (Balance contable de atrasos de cabras y sus productos.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P216413 P227384 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P216413

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	50.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number	MRAH O.0095
Accession Number

References

primary: RIAA (1925), 043

[Speleers1925RIAA] Speleers, Louis. 1925. Recueil Des Inscriptions de l’Asie Antérieure Des Musées Royaux Du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles; Textes Sumériens, Babyloniens et Assyriens.
history: USP, -

[Foster1982USP] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. Umma in the Sargonic Period. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, Volume 20. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.
citation: AAS, p. 17sq.

[Gregoire1970AAS] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1970. Archives Administratives Sumériennes. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2015-05-05 at 10:19:52	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:05	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifacts

“RIAA 043 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216413.

RIAA 043 artifact entry (No. P216413). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216413

RIAA 043 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216413 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RIAA 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216413},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216413},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216413
LB  - CDLI:P216413
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - RIAA 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216413
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RIAA 043 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216413.

RIAA 043 artifact entry (No. P216413). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216413

RIAA 043 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216413 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

@misc{1970RIAA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RIAA 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216413},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216413},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216413
LB  - CDLI:P216413
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - RIAA 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216413
ER  -