OIP 014, 051 (P010529)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A01131

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (field purchase.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
3'. [1(asz@c) sza3-gu2]-ba
4'. [1(asz@c) ...]-si
5'. gurusz:[tab]
6'. lu2#-[lum]-ma
7'. lu2#-ki-inim#-ma
8'. [x]-x-KA-[x?]-zi
9'. [...] x
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz@c) sag-{d}asz7-gi4-da
2'. sagi
3'. 1(asz@c) szesz-pa3-da
4'. sagi
5'. 1(asz@c) ra-bi2-il
6'. 1(asz@c) pa4-kalam-du10
7'. 1(asz@c) gal-bum
8'. 1(asz@c) lugal-a-mu
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz@c) ri-ti
2'. 1(asz@c) tul2-sag
3'. muhaldim
4'. lu2 banszur KAD5-SAG
  OIP 104 reads: lu2-banszur-il2
5'. 1(asz@c) amar-gul
6'. szu-i
7'. 1(asz@c) sag-{d}asz7-gi4-da
8'. sukkal
9'. 1(asz@c) ur-szul
column 4'
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}en-ki
2'. sukkal
3'. 1(asz@c) su-tu-i3-lum
4'. 1(asz@c) mah-an-dab6-e
5'. 1(asz@c) e2-gissu-bi
6'. 1(asz@c) gu-ni-DU
7'. 1(asz@c) gu-da-i3-li2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) LUL-na
2. azlag4
3. 1(asz@c) tul2-li-li
4. kuruszda
5. 1(asz@c) kur-mu-gam
6. 1(asz@c) u3-mu-i3-li2
7. 1(asz@c) e2-du-du
8. 1(asz@c) du6-a
9. 1(asz@c) {d}asznan-ur-sag
10. 1(asz@c) za#-NI-[NI]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
2. 1(asz@c) a2-ni-kur-ra
3. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}tu
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-mu-du10
5. 1(asz@c) SZESZ-KI-na
6. iri-<sag>-hub2-du{ki}
7. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}asz7-gi4
8. dumu
9. di-utu
10. [x] {d#}asz7-[gi4 (...)]
  rest broken
column 3
1. [...]-x-du10
2. 1(asz@c) utu-szesz-mu
3. 1(asz@c) ab-ba-ba
4. 1(asz@c) KUM-tusz-sze3@t
5. 1(asz@c) la-ga-tum
6. sagi
7. 1(asz@c) gi-ni-sze3@t
8. i3-du8
9. 1(asz@c) e2-ti-la-du10
10. ur#?-{d}EN#-[x]
  rest broken
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...] x
3. u4-da
4. simug
5. 5(asz@c) ma-na siki
6. AN-RU-kesz3-ta
7. dumu-munus
8. u4#-da
9. 1(asz@c)# su-a-TUG2#
10. ur-{d}en-lil2
11. szesz
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OIP 14, 51

    [Luckenbill1930OIP14] Luckenbill, Daniel D. 1930. Inscriptions from Adab. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 14. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: SRU, 120

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: OIP 104, 033

    [Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus. The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104.

  • history: Krecher 1978b, 155 fn. 2,

    [sec3437] N.d.

  • history: OIP 138, p. 137

    [Wilson2012OIP138] Wilson, Karen L., and Jacob Lauinger. 2012. Bismaya: Recovering the Lost City of Adab. Oriental Institute Publications 138.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A01131
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-04-07 at 22:02:40 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2016-10-05 at 15:18:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-09-02 at 11:40:45 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OIP 014, 051 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010529.
OIP 014, 051 artifact entry (No. P010529). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010529
OIP 014, 051 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010529 (Accessed: May 22, 2024).
@misc{2001OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {OIP 014, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010529},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010529},
}


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