MC 4, 08 (P220663)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 011053,061

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] sze gur# saggal#
2. su4-pi-li2
3. 5(asz@c)#? 2(barig@c) x [...]
4. [(...)]
column 2
1. [...]-NE-x
2. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) za3-mu
3. 7(asz@c)#? n? [x] x [(...)]
4. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c)#? [...]
column 3
1. n 1(asz@c) [n?] lugal-ur-mu
2. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lum-ma#-mu
3. 2(barig@c) sag#-lu2#-[...]
4. [(...)]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] x x
2. 1(asz@c) asz2-URUDA?-si
3. 1(asz@c) i-bi2-il#
4. 1(asz@c) x-[x]
5. 2(asz@c) [...]
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) KAS4#? GUR#? x [x]
blank space
column 3
1. szu#-nigin2!(KU) sze gur saggal 4(asz@c) 3(disz@t)#? 2(barig@c) [(...)]
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P220663
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P220663

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 011053,061
Accession Number

References

primary: MC 4, 8

[Steinkeller1992MC4] Steinkeller, Piotr, and J. Nicholas Postgate. 1992. Third-Millennium Legal and Administrative Texts in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad. Mesopotamian Civilizations 4. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:18	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-02-01 at 12:19:32	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MC 4, 08 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220663.

MC 4, 08 artifact entry (No. P220663). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220663

MC 4, 08 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220663 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {MC 4, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220663},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220663
LB  - CDLI:P220663
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - MC 4, 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220663
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MC 4, 08 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220663.

MC 4, 08 artifact entry (No. P220663). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220663

MC 4, 08 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220663 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

@misc{2003MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {MC 4, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220663},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220663
LB  - CDLI:P220663
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - MC 4, 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220663
ER  -