Adab 1209 (P217636)

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

Museum Number

OIM A01209

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Recibo de cereales.)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) [...] sze# gur mah
2. [...] 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 gur
3. [...] 5(disz) sila3 dabin munu4 gur
4. [1(u@c)] la2 2(asz@c) ziz2 gig gur
5. [1(u@c) 1(barig@c)] 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 gu2-gu2 gur
6. szuku ensi2-ka-kam
7. 9(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) sze gur
8. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 gur
9. szuku ma-mu
10. u3 szuku# nin#-dingir {d}nin-szubur
11. 2(gesz2@c) [...] sze gur
12. la2-ia3 e3-a
13. [...]-ne-ta
14. [...] dub#-sar
15. [...] gur#
column 2
1. [...]-gi#-ta
2. [...] dabin munu4 gur
3. ur-{d}utu
4. dumu lu2-lal3
5. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze [gur]
6. la2-ia3 e3-a ma2-lah5-e-ne
7. lu2-lal3
8. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) sze lugal-sze-gu?-x
9. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) sze lugal-{d}sud3-de3
10. ki lugal-nam-mes?-ta#?
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11. szunigin 4(gesz'u@c) 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) la2 4(disz) [sila3] sze gur mah
12. szunigin 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) ziz2 gur mah
reverse
column 1
1. [szunigin 1(u@c)] la2 2(asz@c) ziz2 gig gur#
2. szunigin 1(u@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 gu2-gu2 gur mah
3. im-ma-kam
4. 2(gesz'u@c) la2 3(gesz2@c) sze gur
5. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) ziz2 gur
6. szuku ensi2-ka-kam
7. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) sze gur
8. szuku nin-dingir {d}nin-szubur
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9. szunigin 1(gesz'u@c) 9(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 2(disz) [n sze gur mah]
10. szunigin 1(u@c) [n 4(asz@c)] ziz2 gur# [mah]
column 2
1. [mu-a-kam]
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2. szunigin#-szunigin 1(asz@c) sze guru7 2(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c) 7(asz@c) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur mah
3. szunigin-szunigin 3(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) ziz2 gur mah
4. szunigin-szunigin 1(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ziz2 gig gur mah
5. szunigin-szunigin 1(u@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 gu2-gu2 gur mah
6. szu ti-a
7. mu 2(disz@t)
8. [...]-{d}nansze

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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, 1209

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

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  • Museum No.: OIM A01209
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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
2018-07-05 at 11:42:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:22:05 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:25 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 1209 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217636.
Adab 1209 artifact entry (No. P217636). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217636 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 1209 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217636 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{2024Adab,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {Adab 1209 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217636},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P217636
LB  - CDLI:P217636
M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - Adab 1209 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217636
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Adab 1209 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P217636.
Adab 1209 artifact entry (No. P217636). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217636 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 1209 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217636 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{2024Adab,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {Adab 1209 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217636},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P217636
LB  - CDLI:P217636
M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - Adab 1209 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217636
ER  -
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