ETB 2, 16 (P227337)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria

Museum Number

NMSA —

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (fragment of administrative list)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
column 1
1. [...]
2. [n] 1(u@c)# [...] x
3. [...]-x
4. a#-a-mes#
5. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c)# [...]
6. 1(u@c) ziz2 sze gur
7. KA-ga#
8. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(u@c)# [n ...]
4. 3(asz@c)# [n ...]
5. [...]
6. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. x x x x
blank space
5. 1(u@c) sagi
6. 1(gesz2) sze gur
7. 1(asz@c) x x
8. sze-x-[...]
rest broken
column 2
1. szunigin# x 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) x sze gur
2. [...]

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (fragment of administrative list)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P227337
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P227337

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	F 1163
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number	NMSA —
Accession Number

References

primary: ETB 2 (pp. 99-120), 16

[Bonechi2001ETB2] Bonechi, Marco, Irving L. Finkel, and Jesper Eidem. 2001. “The Third-Millennium Inscriptions.” In Nagar in the Third Millennium BC, edited by David Oates, Joan Oates, and Helen McDonald, 2:99–120. Excavations at Tell Brak. British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
history: Iraq 47 (pp. 187 - 201), 199 no. b4

[Finkel1985Iraq47] Finkel, Irving L. 1985. “Inscriptions from Tell Brak 1984.” Iraq 47: 187–201. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4200239.
history: Iraq 7 (pp. 22-66), 61

[Gadd1940Iraq7] Gadd, Cyril John. 1940. “Tablets from Chagar Bazar and Tall Brak, 1937-38.” Iraq 7: 22–66. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4241663?seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-23 at 16:26:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-23 at 13:18:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-22 at 13:23:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-30 at 09:48:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-07 at 14:32:30	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ETB 2, 16 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227337.

ETB 2, 16 artifact entry (No. P227337). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227337 (Original work published 2003)

ETB 2, 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227337 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {ETB 2, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227337},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ETB 2, 16 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227337.

ETB 2, 16 artifact entry (No. P227337). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227337 (Original work published 2003)

ETB 2, 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227337 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2024ETB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {ETB 2, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227337},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P227337
LB  - CDLI:P227337
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - ETB 2, 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227337
ER  -