OIM A00899 (P452279)

Tablet 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 A00899

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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	P452279
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P452279

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
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 A00899
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI)	3eb4548b-699a-48b7-9e8a-9b56359405e8

References

citation: OIP 138, 147-154 app. C

[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
2013-06-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIM A00899 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P452279.

OIM A00899 artifact entry (No. P452279). (2013, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452279

OIM A00899 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452279 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“OIM A00899 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P452279.

OIM A00899 artifact entry (No. P452279). (2013, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452279

OIM A00899 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452279 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {OIM {A00899} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452279},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452279},
}

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DA  - 2013/6/7/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P452279
LB  - CDLI:P452279
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - OIM A00899 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P452279
ER  -