Provenience: Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir) History

Region Southern Mesopotamia
Related artifacts 49 artifacts

Ancient place

Mugdan

Resource Link
Geomapping Landscapes of Writing MUG

Location

Umm al-Jīr

Name Language
أم الجير ar
Resource Link
Geomapping Landscapes of Writing MUG

Publications

  • history: MAD 5 p. xxiv

    [Gelb1970MAD5] Gelb, Ignace J. 1970. Sargonic Texts in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 5. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

    "The most common geographic name in the Umm-el-Jir texts is Mug-da-anKI (or MUG-da-anKI) , which occurs four times in three texts published here and in BIN VIII 144. On the basis of the frequency of occurrence it may be suggested that Mugdan represents the ancient name of Umm-el-Jir."

Coordinates: 44.8501, 32.6497

Cite this Provenience

CDLI contributors. 2025. “Mugdan (Mod. Umm al-Jir) - Proveniences.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. November 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/proveniences/3.
CDLI contributors. (2025, November 9). Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir) - Proveniences. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/proveniences/3
CDLI contributors (2025) Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir) - Proveniences, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/proveniences/3 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
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Cite this Provenience

CDLI contributors. 2025. “Mugdan (Mod. Umm al-Jir) - Proveniences.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. November 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/proveniences/3.
CDLI contributors. (2025, November 9). Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir) - Proveniences. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/proveniences/3
CDLI contributors (2025) Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir) - Proveniences, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/proveniences/3 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
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