OIM A00838 (P333123)

Vessel excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A00838

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Vessel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P333123
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P333123

Physical information

sherd, inscribed in reverse

Artifact type	Vessel sherd, inscribed in reverse
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number	OIM A00838
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI)	aa80a864-02fb-469e-92ad-2a48ae631d7e

References

citation: app. F p. 180, plates 28e, 110a

[sec80770] N.d.
citation: OIP 138, 147-154

[Wilson2012OIP138] Wilson, Karen L., and Jacob Lauinger. 2012. Bismaya: Recovering the Lost City of Adab. Oriental Institute Publications 138. https://oi.uchicago.edu/sites/oi.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/shared/docs/oip138.pdf.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-06-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIM A00838 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P333123.

OIM A00838 artifact entry (No. P333123). (2006, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333123

OIM A00838 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333123 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

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TI  - OIM A00838 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“OIM A00838 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P333123.

OIM A00838 artifact entry (No. P333123). (2006, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333123

OIM A00838 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333123 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

@misc{2006OIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {OIM {A00838} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333123},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333123},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/6/12/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P333123
LB  - CDLI:P333123
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - OIM A00838 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P333123
ER  -