MRAH O.5059 (P452997)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

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Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.5059

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (bread & beer)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) udu niga 1(asz@c) sila4
2. 1(u@c) ninda ne-sag 1(disz@t) sila3
3. e2 {d}nin-szubur
4. 1(asz@c) udu 1(u@c) ninda ne-sag 1(disz@t) sila3
5. e2 {d}en-ki
6. 1(asz@c) udu 1(u@c) ninda ne-sag 1(disz@t) sila3
7. e2 {d}bara2-{d}en-lil2-gar-ra# 1(disz@t)# sila3#!
8. 1(asz@c) udu 1(u@c) ninda ne-sag 1(disz@t) sila3
9. e2# {d}nin-mug
10. 1(asz@c) udu 1(gesz2@c) ninda ne-sag 1(disz@t) sila3
11. e2# {d}dam-gal#-nun
12. 1(asz@c) udu {d}mes-lam-ta-e2-a 1(disz@t) sila3!
reverse
1. 1(asz@c) udu niga 2(asz@c) u8? 1(asz@c) sila4
2. 1(u@c) ninda ne-sag 1(disz@t) sila3
3. e2-mah
4. 1(asz@c) udu 1(u@c) ninda ne-sag 1(disz@t) sila3
5. e2-GAN2-ISZ
6. 2(asz@c) udu 2(u@c) ninda ne-sag 1(disz) sila3
7. e2 {d}{asz}asz7-gi4
8. 1(asz@c) udu 1(u@c) ninda ne-sag 1(disz@t) sila3
9. e2 {d}inanna
10. 1(asz@c) udu 1(u@c) ninda ne-sag 1(disz@t) sila3
11. e2 {d}iszkur

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: MRAH O.5059
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-13 at 15:08:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-12-20 at 07:56:01 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2016-09-27 at 10:08:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2013-06-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Hawkins, Laura F. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MRAH O.5059 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 13, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P452997.
MRAH O.5059 artifact entry (No. P452997). (2023, March 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452997 (Original work published 2013)
MRAH O.5059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452997 (Accessed: June 14, 2025).
@misc{2023MRAH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 13},
	title = {MRAH {O}.5059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452997},
}


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