Adab 1001 (P217609)

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 A01001

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta.)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. {gesz}kiri6
2. ad-da
3. e2 ansze{ki}-ka
4. ab-gal2
reverse
1. ad-da
2. na-be2-a
3. lugal-mu
4. ha-ba-tum3

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.)
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  • primary: PPAC 1, 1001

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

  • history: FAOS 19, Ad 15

    [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 A01001
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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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
2024-08-18 at 10:24:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-10-01 at 07:29:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:24 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
“Adab 1001 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217609.
Adab 1001 artifact entry (No. P217609). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217609 (Original work published 1970)
Adab 1001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217609 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {Adab 1001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217609},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P217609},
}


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