MLC 01078 (P295853)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 01078

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. na-bi2-{d}suen
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. dub-sar lugal {gesz}kiri6-sze3 gen-na-me
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3
2. da-da-gi ur3-sze3 gen-na
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 2(disz) gin2 i3
5. sza-i3-li2 lu2 kas4
6. 6(disz) sila3 <kasz?> dub-sar
7. zi-ga u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
8. iti sze-il2-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P295853

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 01078
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 073005
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-001083
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.1078

References

  • history: Yale Messenger, 538

    [McNeil1970YaleMessenger] McNeil, Robert Clayton. 1970. “The ‘Messenger Texts’ of the Third Ur Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 13:59:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 13:53:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-04-10 at 14:02:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:50:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MLC 01078 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295853.
MLC 01078 artifact entry (No. P295853). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295853 (Original work published 2006)
MLC 01078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295853 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
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	title = {MLC 01078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295853},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MLC 01078 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295853.
MLC 01078 artifact entry (No. P295853). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295853 (Original work published 2006)
MLC 01078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295853 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {MLC 01078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295853},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P295853
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - MLC 01078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P295853
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