MAOG 04, 188, MD 2 (P112549)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany

Museum Number

MW 101 & MW 101a

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ku3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2-sze3
3. sza3 u-pi5{ki}-ka
4. nig2-sa10-am3 lugal-ur2-ra-ni-sze3
5. ki ab-ba-gi-na-ta
6. lu2-du10-ga dumu ia3-a-mu-ke4
7. szu ba-an-ti
8. igi ur-nigar{gar}-sze3
9. igi ur-{d}a-szar2-sze3
reverse
1. igi na-ba-sa6-sze3
2. igi a-hu-ni-sze3
3. igi puzur4-{d}szara2-sze3
4. igi {d}szara2-mu-tum2-sze3
5. e2-duru5 nigar{gar}-ki-du10 gu2 i7 dur-ul3-ka
6. inim-bi ba-ab-du11
7. iti me-ki-gal2
8. mu en {d}inanna ba-hun
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ku3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2-sze3
3. sza3 u-pi5{ki}-ka
4. nig2-sa10-am3 lugal-ur2-ra-ni-sze3
5. ki ab-ba-gi-na-ta
6. lu2-du10-ga dumu ia3-a-mu#-[ke4]
8. szu ba-an-ti
9. igi ur-nigar{gar}-sze3
10. igi ur-{d}a-szar2-sze3
reverse
1. igi na-ba-sa6 dub-sar#-sze3
2. igi a-hu-ni-[sze3]
3. igi puzur4-{d}szara2-[sze3]
4. igi {d#}szara2#-mu#-tum2-sze3#
5. [e2-duru5 nigar]{gar}-ki-du10 [gu2 i7 dur]-ul3#-ka
6. inim#-[bi ba-ab]-du11
7. iti me-ki-gal2
8. mu en {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-du10-ga
2. [dumu] NI-ia3-a-mu
  (according to Mayr)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MAOG 4, p. 187-198, 188, MD 2

    [Schollmeyer1928MAOG04] Schollmeyer, A. Franz. 1928. “Urkunden Aus Der Zeit Der III. Dynastie von Ur, Der I. Dynastie von Isin Und Der Amurru-Dynastie.” In Altorientalische Studien, Bruno Meissner Zum Sechzigsten Geburtstag Am 25. April 1928, 4:187–98. Mitteilungen Der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft. Leipzig: Verlag von Otto Harrassowitz.

  • history: FAOS 17, no. 122

    [Steinkeller1989SaleDocuments] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1989. Sale Documents of the Ur-III-Period. Vol. 17. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • history: Widell, UCU, 15)

    [Widell2003] Widell, Magnus. 2003. The Administrative and Economic Ur III Texts from the City of Ur. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press.

  • citation: OIP 104, 359

    [Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MW 101 & MW 101a
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.12.00 (Reichskalender)
  • Alternative Years: IS04
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-11 at 13:29:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 08:42:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2022-07-24 at 08:58:30 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:18:41 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-06-14 at 11:47:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:30 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002834 (composite) (P455544) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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CDLI Notes:

P112549 leadP112549 lead

Cite this Artifact
“MAOG 04, 188, MD 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112549.
MAOG 04, 188, MD 2 artifact entry (No. P112549). (2024, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112549 (Original work published 2001)
MAOG 04, 188, MD 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112549 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {MAOG 04, 188, {MD} 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112549},
}


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