Tutub 56 (P217312)

Administrative tablet excavated in Tutub (mod. Khafaje), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 031352

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Tutub (mod. Khafaje)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Plata para jueces y comisarios?)

Language(s)

Measurements

68.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. di#-ku5# ba#-lu-kum#
2. 1(asz@c) ma#-na#
3. li-na-asz2
4. maszkim#
5. di-ku5 i3-li2-a-hi
6. 2(asz@c) gin2#
7. li-na#-[asz2] maszkim#
8. di-ku5 NE?-e-e
9. 1(asz@c) ma#-na
reverse
1. u2-da-tum
2. maszkim
3. di-ku5 zu-zu
4. 1(asz@c) ma-na
5. ha-di3-um maszkim

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 (Plata para jueces y comisarios?)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P217312
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P217312

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	68.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Tutub (mod. Khafaje)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	Kh 1934 T047
Findspot	Sounding H
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 031352
Accession Number

References

primary: Tutub, 56

[Sommerfeld1999Tutub] Sommerfeld, Walter. 1999. Die Texte Der Akkade-Zeit. 1. Das Dijala-Gebiet: Tutub. IMGULA, Band 3/1. Münster: Rhema.
history: MAD 1, 242

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-11-12 at 09:55:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-19 at 11:54:27	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	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

“Tutub 56 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217312.

Tutub 56 artifact entry (No. P217312). (2023, November 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217312 (Original work published 1970)

Tutub 56 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217312 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 12},
	title = {Tutub 56 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217312},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217312},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Tutub 56 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217312.

Tutub 56 artifact entry (No. P217312). (2023, November 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217312 (Original work published 1970)

Tutub 56 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217312 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2023Tutub,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 12},
	title = {Tutub 56 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217312},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217312},
}

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DA  - 2023/11/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217312
LB  - CDLI:P217312
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - Tutub 56 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217312
ER  -