Adab 0721 (P217508)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
Flat catalogue
As CSV As TSVExpanded catalogue
As JSONLinked catalogue
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XMLText / annotations
Text data
As ATF As JTFLinked annotations
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML
Museum Collection(s)
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USAMuseum Number
OIM A00721Provenience
Adab (mod. Bismaya)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Panes y cerveza para celebraciones de dioses.)Language(s)
-Measurements
-
tablet
obverse
1. [...] 1/2(asz@c) ninda gug2 5(disz) sila3
2. 5(asz@c) ninda sag-szum2
3. 3(u) la2 3(asz@c) ninda 1(disz) sila3
4. [...] ninda 1/2(disz) sila3
5. 3(asz@c) ninda 2(u) 5(disz) duh
6. 8(disz) ninda za 1(u) 5(disz) duh
7. 1(u) 3(disz) ninda sag-ninda 1(u) 5(disz) duh
8. 4(asz@c) dug kasz 2(ban2@c) la2 1/2(disz) sila3
9. ezem {d}bara2-{d}en-lil2-gar
10. u3 ezem {d}dumu-zi-da#
11. [...]
reverse
1. ka2 x [...]
blank space
2. kasz ninda e2-gal-la
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. ur#-e2-mah dub-sar
5. szu ba-ti
obverse
1. [...] 1/2(asz@c) ninda gug2 5(disz) sila3
2. 5(asz@c) ninda sag-szum2
3. 3(u) la2 3(asz@c) ninda 1(disz) sila3
4. [...] ninda 1/2(disz) sila3
5. 3(asz@c) ninda 2(u) 5(disz) duh
6. 8(disz) ninda za 1(u) 5(disz) duh
7. 1(u) 3(disz) ninda sag-ninda 1(u) 5(disz) duh
8. 4(asz@c) dug kasz 2(ban2@c) la2 1/2(disz) sila3
9. ezem {d}bara2-{d}en-lil2-gar
10. u3 ezem {d}dumu-zi-da#
11. [...]
reverse
1. ka2 x [...]
blank space
2. kasz ninda e2-gal-la
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. ur#-e2-mah dub-sar
5. szu ba-ti
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Panes y cerveza para celebraciones de dioses.)
- Language(s):
-
primary: PPAC 1, 0721
[Yang1989Adab] Yang, Zhi. 1989. Sargonic Inscriptions from Adab. Vol. 1. Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations. Changchun : IHAC.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: OIM A00721
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
-
Period Comments:
Classical Sargonic
- Dates Referenced:
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-18 at 10:24:23 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
 |
|
| 2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
|
|
| 2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 | Brumfield, Sara | Atf | Brumfield, Sara | CDLI | approved |
|
|
| 2006-10-12 at 12:34:21 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
|
|
| 1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
|
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Oriental Institute Integrated Database (c079a043-e669-4ac6-bbe4-1e1978336e4c) (c079a043-e669-4ac6-bbe4-1e1978336e4c)
General Notes:
-
CDLI Notes:
-
Cite this Artifact
“Adab 0721 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217508.
Adab 0721 artifact entry (No. P217508). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217508 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0721 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217508 (Accessed: September 14, 2025).
@misc{2024Adab,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-14]},
year = {2024},
month = {aug 18},
title = {Adab 0721 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P217508},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217508},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2024/8/18/ PY - 2024 ID - P217508 LB - CDLI:P217508 M1 - 2025/9/14/ TI - Adab 0721 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P217508 ER -