Adab 0725 (P217509)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A00725

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Cosecha.)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) _sze kur# [gur_]
2. nig2-u2-[rum]
3. 5(asz@c) _sze esztub gur#_
4. 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) _sze [kur gur_]
5. lugal-iti#-[da]
6. 1(u@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) _sze esztub# [gur_]
7. 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) _sze kur [gur_]
8. sipa-x [...]
9. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) _sze [kur gur_]
10. ig-KA# [...]
11. 6(asz@c) _sze esztub# [gur_]
reverse
1. ur-li-su4# [...]
  blank space
2. szunigin 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) [_sze esztub gur_]
3. szunigin 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) [_sze kur gur_]
4. _sze gesz ra-[a_]
5. _engar-[e-ne_]
6. in pa5-ti-bi2#-ra[{ki}]
7. be-lam-nu-bi-iq#
8. im-[hur]

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
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  • primary: PPAC 1, 0725

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

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  • Museum No.: OIM A00725
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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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 View
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:21 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact

“Adab 0725 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217509.
Adab 0725 artifact entry (No. P217509). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217509 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0725 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217509 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
@misc{2024Adab,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {Adab 0725 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217509},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P217509
LB  - CDLI:P217509
M1  - 2025/9/20/
TI  - Adab 0725 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217509
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Adab 0725 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217509.
Adab 0725 artifact entry (No. P217509). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217509 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0725 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217509 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
@misc{2024Adab,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {Adab 0725 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217509},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P217509
LB  - CDLI:P217509
M1  - 2025/9/20/
TI  - Adab 0725 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217509
ER  - 
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