Adab 0683 + 0869 (P217487)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A00683 + 00869

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (sa2-dug4)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] 3(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) 1(disz) sila3 la2 1(u) gin2 sze gur sa2-du11
2. 7(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 gur
3. iti a2-ki-ti
4. 5(u) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) ziz2 gur
6. iti ab-e3-zi-[ga]
7. 5(u) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 5(disz) sila3 sze [gur]
8. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) [ziz2 gur]
9. iti ga2-udu-ur4#
10. 5(u) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 5(disz) sila3 sze [gur]
11. 6(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) ziz2 [gur]
12. 3(asz) la2 1(asz@c) sze [gur]
13. iti [...]
14. 5(u) 1(asz@c) x sze [gur]
15. 7(asz@c) la2 5(asz@c) [sila3] ziz2# gur#
16. [...]
17. [...]
18. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] 1(disz) la2 1(asz@c) ziz2 [gur]
4. [...] la2 3(asz@c) sze sag ziz2 la2 1(barig) [n gur]
5. iti {d}szuba3-nun
6. 5(u) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
7. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) ziz2 gur
8. iti ezem-{d}nin-mug#
9. 2(u) 5(asz@c) 3(barig@c) la2 2(asz@c) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) la2 2(asz@c) 1/2(disz) sila3
10. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) ziz2 gur
11. iti sze-sag11#-ku5
  blank space
12. szunigin 7(gesz2) 1(u@c) 3(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) 3(asz@c) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur sa2-du11 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) la2 2(asz@c) 1/2(disz) sila3
13. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 4(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur sa2-du11
14. sa2-du11 dingir-e-ne 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) iti
15. iti a2-ki-ti-ta
16. iti sze-sag11#-ku5-sze3
17. gu7-a
18. en-lil2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (sa2-dug4)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P217487

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A00683 + 00869
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 79fc898a-c46d-4272-87bf-3abd9db90f6b

References

  • primary: PPAC 1 (= SIA), 0683 + 0869

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

Revisions and credits

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
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:22:03 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:20 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“Adab 0683 + 0869 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217487.
Adab 0683 + 0869 artifact entry (No. P217487). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217487 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0683 + 0869 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217487 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {Adab 0683 + 0869 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217487},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Adab 0683 + 0869 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217487.
Adab 0683 + 0869 artifact entry (No. P217487). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217487 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0683 + 0869 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217487 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {Adab 0683 + 0869 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217487},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Adab 0683 + 0869 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217487
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