Adab 0821 (P217537)
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
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Museum Collection(s)
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USAMuseum Number
OIM A00821Provenience
Adab (mod. Bismaya)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Gasto de cebada del almacén.)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) sze gur mah
2. ma2-a ab-si
3. 2(u) me-me
4. 2(u) a-a-a
5. 2(asz) 2(barig) en-szu
6. 5(asz) sze-ba geme2
reverse
1. 2(barig) lu2-unu{ki#}
2. KU ku3-sig17
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3. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 2(asz) sze gur mah
4. sze zi-ga e2-nig2-gur11 ganun
obverse
1. 3(u) sze gur mah
2. ma2-a ab-si
3. 2(u) me-me
4. 2(u) a-a-a
5. 2(asz) 2(barig) en-szu
6. 5(asz) sze-ba geme2
reverse
1. 2(barig) lu2-unu{ki#}
2. KU ku3-sig17
blank space
3. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 2(asz) sze gur mah
4. sze zi-ga e2-nig2-gur11 ganun
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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- Genre(s): Administrative (Gasto de cebada del almacén.)
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primary: PPAC 1, 0821
[Yang1989Adab] Yang, Zhi. 1989. Sargonic Inscriptions from Adab. Vol. 1. Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations. Changchun : IHAC.
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- Museum No.: OIM A00821
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- Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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- Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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Period Comments:
Classical Sargonic
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-08-18 at 10:24:23 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2020-09-10 at 02:33:02 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Lafont, Bertrand | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 | Brumfield, Sara | Atf | Brumfield, Sara | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:34:22 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 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 |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Oriental Institute Integrated Database (a294d56d-f32b-4a78-8f34-c5e22ca4f9f5) (a294d56d-f32b-4a78-8f34-c5e22ca4f9f5)
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Cite this Artifact
“Adab 0821 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217537.
Adab 0821 artifact entry (No. P217537). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217537 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 0821 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217537 (Accessed: November 1, 2025).
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year = {2024},
month = {aug 18},
title = {Adab 0821 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P217537},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217537},
}
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