MCS 9, 254 (P215525)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Museum Number

WML 56.22.254

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

34.0 mm × 29.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c)
2. 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) gur ba-num2
3. 2(ban2@c) kasz# im6#-ta2-lik
4. [1(ban2@c)] kasz# 5(ban2@c) i3-li2-a-hi
5. [1(ban2@c)? kasz] 1(barig@c)# 1(ban2@c)# 1(ban2@c)# kasz 3(ban2@c)
6. szar-ru-ru
reverse
  blank space
1. [szunigin 1(gesz2@c)] ninda 5(u) du8
2. [1(ban2@c) kasz] 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) [dug]
3. 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) dug#
4. 2(ban2@c) kasz# 3(ban2@c) dug#
5. 1(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3 zi3 a-ga-de3{ki}
6. 1(barig@c) 5(ban2@c) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 sze kasz
left
1. [...] iti# 7(disz@t) u4

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 34.0 high × 29.0 wide
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  • primary: MCS 9, 254

    [Donald1964MCS9] Donald, Trevor. 1964. Old Akkadian Tablets in the Liverpool Museum. Manchester Cuneiform Studies, vol. 9.

  • history: BAR IS 2135, Text 28

    [Cripps2010Liverpool] Cripps, Eric L. 2010. Sargonic and Presargonic Texts in the World Museum Liverpool. BAR International Series 2135. Oxford: Archaeopress.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: WML 56.22.254
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:55:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2012-07-25 at 10:32:10 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara 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

“MCS 9, 254 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215525.
MCS 9, 254 artifact entry (No. P215525). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215525
MCS 9, 254 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215525 (Accessed: August 15, 2025).
@misc{1970MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-15]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MCS 9, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215525},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215525},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215525
LB  - CDLI:P215525
M1  - 2025/8/15/
TI  - MCS 9, 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215525
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MCS 9, 254 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215525.
MCS 9, 254 artifact entry (No. P215525). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215525
MCS 9, 254 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215525 (Accessed: August 15, 2025).
@misc{1970MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-15]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MCS 9, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215525},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215525},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215525
LB  - CDLI:P215525
M1  - 2025/8/15/
TI  - MCS 9, 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215525
ER  - 
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