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Adab 0963 (P217591)

Letter tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), 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 A00963

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta.)

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tablet
obverse
1. en#-abzu-ke4#?
2. na-be2-a
3. ur-e2-mah lugal-[mu]
4. u3-na-du11
5. 1(asz@c) ma#-na siki
6. [...] sar#? [...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] dam-ke4
4. [na]-be2#-a
5. ur-e2-mah szesz-[...]
6. u3-na-[du11]
7. kisal#-ga2 bar szi-[...]
8. ma#-ni?-sza u3 [...]
9. sag#?-bi szu ha#-[ma]-us2

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)

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

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Letter (Carta.)
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Related publications

primary: PPAC 1, 0963

[Yang1989Adab] Zhi, Yang. 1989. Sargonic Inscriptions from Adab. Vol. 1. Periodic Publications on Ancient Civilizations. Changchun : IHAC.
history: FAOS 19, Ad 11

[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.
history: Michalowski Letters, no. 32

[Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A00963
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Provenience

Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Period Comments:
Classical Sargonic
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Accounting Period: 0

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Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-08-18 at 10:24:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Atf	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:23	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
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

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Oriental Institute Integrated Database (3a04c465-c4e2-4ec0-85f4-2ae751e6b0ec)

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“Adab 0963 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217591.

Adab 0963 artifact entry (No. P217591). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217591 (Original work published 1970)

Adab 0963 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217591 (Accessed: November 22, 2024).

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	year = {2024},
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	title = {Adab 0963 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217591},
}

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“Adab 0963 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217591.

Adab 0963 artifact entry (No. P217591). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217591 (Original work published 1970)

Adab 0963 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217591 (Accessed: November 22, 2024).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {Adab 0963 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217591},
}

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ER  -

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