# Manfred Krebernik 2009: The tablets from Abu Salabikh and their provenance

> Manfred Krebernik, J. Nicholas Postgate, 2009. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Iraq 71, pp. 1-32. Publishes the remaining Abu Salabikh pieces…

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# The tablets from Abu Salabikh and their provenance

Manfred Krebernik, J. Nicholas Postgate, 2009.

**Unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian** Articledoi: **[10.1017/S0021088900000711](https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021088900000711)** 0

## What it's used for here

Iraq 71, pp. 1-32. Publishes the remaining Abu Salabikh pieces (IAS 533-556), maps the distribution of tablets across the site and what it implies for the buildings' function, and indexes the names and words of the administrative texts. Used for the find context of the Early Dynastic literary tablets.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[The Abu Salabikh literary tablets (IAS), including the Kesh Temple Hymn and the Zame hymns](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/unread-cuneiform/artifacts/ART0DEDQRQ9Q3ZW/the-abu-salabikh-literary-tablets-ias-including-the-kesh)

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[The Oriental Institute excavations at Abu Salabikh recover about 500 Early Dynastic tablets, including the first large group of Early Dynastic literature](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/unread-cuneiform/events/EVT0DEDP5ABDJYD/the-oriental-institute-excavations-at-abu-salabikh-recover)

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[Manfred Krebernik](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/unread-cuneiform/people/FIG0DEDNG533X1W/manfred-krebernik)

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[Robert D. Biggs](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/unread-cuneiform/people/FIG0DEDNFSKFEYQ/robert-d-biggs)

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[The unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/unread-cuneiform)

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## Cite it

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Manfred Krebernik, & J. Nicholas Postgate (2009). The tablets from Abu Salabikh and their provenance. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021088900000711
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