JAOS 098, 252 C (P111810)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

Museum Number

OIM A35183

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) dug dal i3 2(disz) [x]
2. giri3 ad-da-kal#-[la]
3. 1(disz) dug dal 1(disz) x
4. 1(ban2) sza ig
5. ki ad-da-kal-la#
6. 1(disz) dug dal a-ra2 [1(disz)-kam]
7. 1(disz) dug dal a-ra2 [2(disz)-kam]
8. kab2#? nu-du11-ga
9. x-gi-te-lum-x
reverse
1. e2#? {d}nin-urta-sze3#
2. sza3-ba 7(disz) sila3 ak? [x]
3. giri3 lu2-{d}en-lil2#
4. 2(disz) {gesz}u2 {gesz}lum ma2 x x
5. giri3 ARAD2-x
6. 1(disz) sila3 duh ri 2(disz) [x]
7. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 duh x x
8. [x] giri3 da-x-x
9. iti gu4-si-su
10. mu ma2 {d}nin-urta ba-ab-du8
left
1. u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam

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Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: JAOS 098 (pp. 251-265), 252 C

    [Freedman1978JAOS98] Freedman, R. David. 1978. “Texts from the Piepkorn Collection, II.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 98 (3): 251–65.

    Civil suggested for Freedman's dissertation (1975) that this text dates to Shulgi 4, to which the author argues against this in JAOS 98.

  • history: StLouis, 164

    [Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A35183
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya) Provenience Comments:

    Identified by Bob Whiting during Freedman's collation as being from Adab, see JAOS 98: 259n2.

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-24 at 12:26:14 Deloucas, Andrew Artifact Deloucas, Andrew Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2024-06-20 at 15:01:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-10-21 at 11:29:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:33:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:14:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:14 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“JAOS 098, 252  C Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 14, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111810.
JAOS 098, 252  C artifact entry (No. P111810). (2024, August 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111810 (Original work published 2001)
JAOS 098, 252  C artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111810 (Accessed: April 2, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 14},
	title = {JAOS 098, 252  {C} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P111810},
}


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