MCS 5, 115 01 (P500660)

Administrative tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in H. E. Sayyid Tawfiq Wahbi, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

H. E. Sayyid Tawfiq Wahbi, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

Wahbi 01

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] sila3 i3-gesz
2. iti [gu4]-si#-su#
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 4(u) [kusz] udu siki sar
5. kusz na-ah-ba-tum
6. {gesz}al {gesz}sa2-bi2-tum
7. u3 {gesz}za3-mi-sze3
reverse
blank space
1. ba-ab-szesz2
2. iti ab-e3
3. mu en-{d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ishbi-Erra.13.02.00, Ishbi-Erra.13.10.00
Accounting Period	Ishbi-Erra.13.02.00 to Ishbi-Erra.13.10.00

Record

CDLI number	P500660
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P500660

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Isin (mod. Bahriyat) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	H. E. Sayyid Tawfiq Wahbi, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	Wahbi 01
Accession Number

References

primary: MCS 5, 115 01

[Fish1955MCS5] Fish, Thomas. 1955. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 5.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-10-21 at 11:29:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-09-11 at 22:09:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-08-14 at 02:49:06	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-08-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MCS 5, 115 01 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 12, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500660.

MCS 5, 115 01 artifact entry (No. P500660). (2017, August 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500660

MCS 5, 115 01 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500660 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	year = {2017},
	month = {aug 12},
	title = {MCS 5, 115 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500660},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500660},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MCS 5, 115 01 Artifact Entry.” 2017. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 12, 2017. https://cdli.earth/P500660.

MCS 5, 115 01 artifact entry (No. P500660). (2017, August 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500660

MCS 5, 115 01 artifact entry (2017) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500660 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2017MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2017},
	month = {aug 12},
	title = {MCS 5, 115 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500660},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500660},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2017/8/12/
PY  - 2017
ID  - P500660
LB  - CDLI:P500660
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - MCS 5, 115 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500660
ER  -