MAD 1, 315 (P215143)

Letter tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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 A07854

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. [en]-ma
2. [szu-ma?]-ma
3. [a-na _x_]-ba
4. [qi2-bi2]-ma#?
5. a-[...]-kam
6. a-na# [...] _ARAD2#_
7. [li-di3]-in#
8. [...]-x
9. [...]-ma
reverse
1. a-na _e2-gi4-a_
2. asz2-pi2-ni_-ma
3. a-na ta2-ba-al{ki}
4. a-la-kam aq-bi2-si-im
5. e-ni e tal-li-ik
6. in# _e2_ da-si
7. [...] _igi#_ lu-lu
8. [...]-x szu-ut
9. [a-na] _e2_ a-la-kam
10. [li]-s,u2-ur
11. [...] e ta2-di3-in
left
1. [... u3]-la#? a-sa-qa2-al#

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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  • Genre(s): Letter (Carta.)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MAD 1, 315

    [Gelb1951MAD1] Gelb, Ignace J. 1951. Sargonic Texts from the Diyala Region. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 1. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: FAOS 19, Eš 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.: OIM A07854
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:42 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
“MAD 1, 315 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215143.
MAD 1, 315 artifact entry (No. P215143). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215143 (Original work published 1970)
MAD 1, 315 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215143 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {MAD 1, 315 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215143},
}


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