Adab 0712 (P217502)

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 A00712

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Gasto de cebada.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u@c) gur#
2. me-[me]
3. 2(u@c) a-a-[a]
4. [...] 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze-ba geme2 [...]
5. 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-szu lu2 esz2-[gid2]
6. 2(barig@c) er3-ra-kam ugula KU ku3-sig17#
7. [...] en-szu [...]
8. [...] la2 3(asz@c) i-szar#-[...]
9. masz#-szu-gid2-gid2
10. [...] 5(asz@c) sze-ba 4(asz@c) gurusz ma2 me-luh-ha
11. [...] e2-mah
12. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. 2(barig@c) la2-ia3 ma2 su-a
3. lugal#-iti-da sukkal
4. [...] 2(asz@c) ur-nigar
5. [szu]-gal5:la2
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze gur
7. sze zi-ga
8. sze szu-kad4-ri a-bul5-la {d}en-lil2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Gasto de cebada.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P217502

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

External resources

References

  • primary: PPAC 1 (= SIA), 0712

    [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
2020-09-10 at 02:32:34 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16 Englund, Robert K. 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 12:34:21 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 0712 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217502.
Adab 0712 artifact entry (No. P217502). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217502 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0712 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217502 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {Adab 0712 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217502},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217502},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Adab 0712 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217502.
Adab 0712 artifact entry (No. P217502). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217502 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0712 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217502 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024Adab,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {Adab 0712 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217502},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217502},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P217502
LB  - CDLI:P217502
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - Adab 0712 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217502
ER  - 
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