ETB 2, 40 (P227352)

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 6292

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (school text)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. x x x
2. mas-tur
3. i3-li2-isz-ta2-kal2
reverse
1. x-i3-li2
2. ur-{d}SZE3

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 (school text) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P227352
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P227352

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Written In
Excavation Number	F 1161
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria
Museum Number	NMSA 6292
Accession Number

References

primary: ETB 2 (pp. 99-120), 40

[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), no. 17

[Finkel1985Iraq47] Finkel, Irving L. 1985. “Inscriptions from Tell Brak 1984.” Iraq 47: 187–201. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4200239.

photo pl. 36a, bottom left

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-22 at 13:35:20	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
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-09-07 at 14:32:37	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“ETB 2, 40 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227352.

ETB 2, 40 artifact entry (No. P227352). (2024, August 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227352 (Original work published 2003)

ETB 2, 40 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227352 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 22},
	title = {ETB 2, 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227352},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ETB 2, 40 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227352.

ETB 2, 40 artifact entry (No. P227352). (2024, August 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227352 (Original work published 2003)

ETB 2, 40 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227352 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2024ETB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 22},
	title = {ETB 2, 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227352},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P227352
LB  - CDLI:P227352
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - ETB 2, 40 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227352
ER  -