AfO 31, 01 (P212464)

Letter tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Museum Number

WML unn 003

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

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Measurements

78.0 mm × 47.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. en-ma
2. i-di3-er3-ra
3. a-na me-sag2
4. _2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur mah_
5. [si]-tum
6. [isz]-te4-su
7. ib#-si#-su
8. u3 _4(gesz2@c) 3(asz@c) sze gur mah_
9. szu i-szar-be#-li2
10. i-di3-nu-szum
11. _szunigin 9(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 sze# gur# mah_
reverse
1. _szesz#?-mu_
2. [si]-tum-ma
3. [_szesz?]-mu_
4. isz-te4-su
5. i-ba-szi4
6. a2-ni
7. ki-na#-tu-i3-a
8. in bu-bu-tim
9. i#-mu-tu
10. ki-ma _sze-ba_
11. [ku]-ti-u3
12. ma#-hi-ru
13. _lugal_
14. i-da
15. ar#-hi-isz
16. li#-<su>-sze3-er
17. [u3?] i#-dam
18. [ne]-li2
19. szu#-ku-un
left
1. _3(disz)#? mu 7(disz) iti_
  inverted orientation on left edge

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Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 78.0 high × 47.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Letter
  • Language(s):

  • primary: AfO 31 (pp. 76-81), 79 no. 1

    [Westenholz1984AfO31] Westenholz, Aage. 1984. “Reviewed Work: Umma in the Sargonic Period. (Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Sciences, Vol. XX) by Benjamin R. Foster.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 31: 76–81.

  • history: BAR IS 2135, Text 37

    [Cripps2010Liverpool] Cripps, Eric L. 2010. Sargonic and Presargonic Texts in the World Museum Liverpool. BAR International Series 2135. Oxford: Archaeopress.

  • history: MCS 4, 13, no. 3

    [Fish1954MCS4] Fish, Thomas. 1954. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 4.

  • history: USP, p. 135-136

    [Foster1982USP] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. Umma in the Sargonic Period. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, Volume 20. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.

  • history: FAOS 19, Um 3

    [Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

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  • Museum No.: WML unn 003
  • Accession No.: DP temp. 1233 (Cripps, Eric)

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-12 at 11:01:51 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-06-25 at 22:44:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-25 at 22:42:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2012-07-12 at 10:32:07 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:15 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AfO 31, 01 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212464.
AfO 31, 01 artifact entry (No. P212464). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212464 (Original work published 1970)
AfO 31, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212464 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {AfO 31, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212464},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P212464},
}


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