MCS 2, 15 3 (P386435)

Administrative tablet dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

MMUM A55

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze gur saggal
2. sze-ba lu2 szuku dab5-ba
3. [x] 1(u@c) la2 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) [sze]-ba#? [...]
column 2
1. 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
2. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) gu2-nida
4. sa2-du11-am6
5. 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gar gu4 udu
6. [n] 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze
column 3
1. 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
2. 3(asz@c) gu2-nida
3. bar-bi gal2-am6
4. 1(u@c) sze TUG2-|ZI&ZI|-a me
reverse
column 1
1. [szu-nigin2 ... sze gur saggal]
2. 4(u@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
3. sze-ba sze gar
4. bara2-nam-tar-ra
column 2
1. [dam] lugal#-[an]-da#
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}-ka
4. en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. e2-ki-sal4-la-ta
7. e-ne-ba
column 3
1. lu2 szuku dab5-ba 3(asz@t) <ba>-am6
2. lu2 szuku nu-dab5-ba 1(u) ba-am6 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
blank space

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
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Lugalanda.02.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P386435
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P386435

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number	MMUM A55
Accession Number

References

primary: MCS 2, 15 3

[Fish1952MCS2] Fish, Thomas. 1952. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 2.
history: OrSP 34/35 (pp. 1-129), 35

[Deimel1928OrSP34] Deimel, P. Anton. 1928. “Die Lohnlisten Aus Der Zeit Urukaginas Una Seines Vorgängers.” Orientalia SP 34/35 (November): 1–129.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-17 at 15:18:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-17 at 15:03:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-17 at 11:11:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:19	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-24 at 08:08:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-09-16 at 07:17:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-06-25 at 05:00:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-06-25 at 04:51:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-06-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MCS 2, 15 3 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386435.

MCS 2, 15 3 artifact entry (No. P386435). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386435 (Original work published 2008)

MCS 2, 15 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386435 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {MCS 2, 15 3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386435},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386435},
}

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TI  - MCS 2, 15 3 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MCS 2, 15 3 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386435.

MCS 2, 15 3 artifact entry (No. P386435). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386435 (Original work published 2008)

MCS 2, 15 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386435 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2024MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {MCS 2, 15 3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386435},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386435},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386435
LB  - CDLI:P386435
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - MCS 2, 15 3 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386435
ER  -