MDP 54, 023 (P332441)

Administrative tablet excavated in Susa (mod. Shush), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

Sb M

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

64.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
2. a-hu-a dam-gar3
3. 1(u) gur sza3-gal udu niga a-pi-la-num
  sic -num
4. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sa10 2(disz) {na4}kin2
5. 1(asz) 2(barig) mu zi3-gu za-an-zu-tum
6. 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) mu dabin
7. 1(asz) gur nig2-ba i-szar-be-li2
8. 2(barig) szu-ut-da-ba-ni
9. 3(barig) 4(ban2)? sza3-gal ansze ensi2
10. [1(barig) 3(ban2)?] bur-ma-ma
reverse
1. 1(asz) 3(barig) sza3-gal ansze
2. a-hu-wa-qar ga#:esz8
3. 4(asz) gur nig2-ba szu-ma-ma sukkal
4. 6(asz)? 2(barig) 3(ban2) mu bappir saga
5. nam-ha-ni
6. 5(asz) sa10 gu4 u3-gu-a
7. 2(asz) ba-lu-a
  blank space
8. szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P332441

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 64.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number Sb M
Accession Number TS.B 130

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 157887

References

  • primary: MDP 54, 23

    [DeGraef2005MDP54] De Graef, Katrien. 2005. Les Archives d’Igibuni. Les Documents Ur III Du Chantier B à Suse. Mémoires de La Délégation Archéologique En Iran, Tome 54. Gent: Université de Gand.

  • history: Fs Steve, 075-077, TS.B 130 catalogue

    [DeMeyer1986FsSteve] De Meyer, Léon. 1986. Edited by Léon De Meyer, Hermann Gasche, and François Vallat. Fragmenta Historiae Elamicae : Mélanges Offerts à M.J. Steve.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-19 at 09:13:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-19 at 07:58:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-16 at 15:05:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:56:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-03-24 at 03:57:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 54, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P332441.
MDP 54, 023 artifact entry (No. P332441). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332441 (Original work published 2006)
MDP 54, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332441 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {MDP 54, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332441},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P332441
LB  - CDLI:P332441
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - MDP 54, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332441
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 54, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P332441.
MDP 54, 023 artifact entry (No. P332441). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332441 (Original work published 2006)
MDP 54, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332441 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2024MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {MDP 54, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332441},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P332441
LB  - CDLI:P332441
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - MDP 54, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332441
ER  -
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