Adab 0708 (P217501)

Letter tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A00708

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. en-[ma]
2. me-zi#
3. a-na be-li2
4. _1(u@c) gesz-kin-ti_
5. _3(asz@c) azlag3_
6. t,up-pi2-su-ni
7. _lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal#_
8. u-ub-lam
9. na#-'a3-as2-su u3-ma2
10. [2(asz@c)] su4-ni-ti
11. [_x] kin lugal_
reverse
1. [_lu2 azlag2] lugal#_
2. _lu2# iri{ki}_-lim
3. [...]-ba-[...]
4. in# adab[{ki}]
5. la u-asz2-bu#
6. be-li2
7. 'a3-wa-a-ti
8. li#-[isz]-me#
9. in [...{ki}]
10. li-ik-la#-[su-ni]
11. a-su4-at
12. be-lam# la#?-[...]

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
  • Language(s):

  • Zhi, Yang. 1989. “Sargonic Inscriptions from Adab.” [Adab 0708 (Yang1988-61820)]

    primary

  • N.d. [FAOS 19 (Ad 03) (1516323)]

    history

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A00708
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved
2020-04-30 at 06:05:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved
2020-04-30 at 06:01:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved
2019-10-13 at 01:24:06 Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:21 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Ajango, Kelsey M.; Goetze, Albrecht; Kraus, Nicholas; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Kienast, Burkhart CDLI approved

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Cite this Artifact

“Adab 0708 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2022. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2022. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217501.

Adab 0708 artifact entry (No. P217501). (2022, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217501 (Original work published 1970)

Adab 0708 artifact entry (2022) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217501 (Accessed: March 27, 2023).

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