MVN 03, 104 (P215754)

Letter tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0105

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta sobre un arado en acadio.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [en-ma]
2. [...]
3. [a-na ...]
4. [qi2-bi2]-ma#
5. [...] x
6. [... _GAN2?_]{lam}
7. [...] _dam#-gar3_
8. [...] x-ma
9. [...] x
10. [...]-tum#
11. [...]-ni#
reverse
1. me-da-a 'a3-wa-tim
2. _{gesz}apin_-ni i-su2-ha-ma
3. _GAN2{li2}_ a-na 'a3-ra-szi4
4. i-di3-na
5. be-li2 me-su4
6. la-me a-la-e-ma
7. la a-la-kam
8. [...]-me
9. [...]-a
10. [...]-bi
11. [...]-al#-ma
12. [...]-ni

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (Carta sobre un arado en acadio.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Diyala region ?
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P215754
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P215754

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain) [uncertain] Steinkeller (1982)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	FLP 0105
Accession Number

References

primary: MVN 3, 104

[Owen1975MVN3] Owen, David I. 1975. The John Frederick Lewis Collection. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 3. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
history: FAOS 19, Di 10

[Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.
history: ASJ 12, p.261-269, p. 266-267

[Westhuizen1990letters] Westhuizen, Jasper P. van der. 1990. “Seven More Old Akkadian Letters.” Acta Sumerologica 12: 261–69.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:54	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 03, 104 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215754.

MVN 03, 104 artifact entry (No. P215754). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215754 (Original work published 1970)

MVN 03, 104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215754 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 03, 104 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215754.

MVN 03, 104 artifact entry (No. P215754). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215754 (Original work published 1970)

MVN 03, 104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215754 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {MVN 03, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215754},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P215754
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - MVN 03, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215754
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