Adab 0900 (P217567)
Administrative, Old Akkadian, Adab · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | Adab 0900 |
|---|---|
| ID | P217567 |
| Museum no. | OIM A00900 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Adab (mod. Bismaya) |
| Coordinates | 31.9509, 45.6233 |
English translation
Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Tablet-basket: |
| obverse 2 | select (asses), escaped; |
| obverse 3 | select (asses), slaughtered; |
| reverse 1' | governor |
| reverse 2' | of Adab. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | pisan-dub | |
| 2 | ni-is-qu2 ba-zah3 | |
| 3 | ni-is-qu2 ba-usz2 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | ensi2# | |
| 2' | adab{ki} | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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