MC 4, 01 (P010059)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 014182

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (house purchase.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) urudu ma-na
2. sa10 e2
3. 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) urudu ma-na
4. nig2-diri
5. e2 du3
6. 2(asz@c) siki ma-na tug2
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda
2. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) gug2
3. 4(asz@c) kur2 tu7(|HIxASZ@c|)
4. 4(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
5. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
6. RI-ti!
7. 1(asz@c) me-gal2 tug2
8. nin-NI-NI
9. lu2 sa10 gu7
10. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ninda
column 3
1. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) gug2
2. 4(asz@c) kur2 tu7
3. 4(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
4. KA-tar-zi
5. nin-szesz#?-mu-SILA4
6. UR-UR
7. mim-ma
8. 5(asz@c) ninda
9. 5(asz@c) gug2
10. 1(asz@c) kur2 tu7
11. 1(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) kasz dug#
2. su6-mu2
3. 1(asz@c) ur-tul2(|LAGABxU|)!-sag
4. ka-guru7
5. 1(asz@c) szesz-kur-ra
6. na-gada
7. 1(asz@c) lu2-na-nam
8. dub-sar
9. 1(asz@c) ur-mir#?
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) ur-su13-ra2
2. 1(asz@c) szul?-sag-x
3. girx(AD)-bil
4. 1(asz@c) za3-{d}sud3-ta
5. masz-da3
6. 1(asz@c) lugal-KISAL-si
7. gala
8. 1(asz@c) sag-an!-tuku!
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) inim!-{d}sud3-da-zi
2. 1(asz@c) e2-ki-ba
3. sipa
4. 1(asz@c) {d}gu2-la2-an-dul3
5. aszgab
6. 1(asz@c) ur-sukkal!-{d}saman3
7. 1(asz@c) e2-ur2-bi!-[du10]
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-lirum
2. 1(asz@c) dingir-a-mu
3. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-da-lu2
4. 1(asz@c) szu-i
5. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-me-szu-du7
6. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-a2-mah
7. unu3
8. 1(asz@c) pa4-nu-la2
9. 1(asz@c) amar-szuba3#
column 3
1. dub-sar
2. lu2 ki-inim
3. 1(asz@c) urudu ma-na
4. gal-nimgir
5. 1/2(disz@c) urudu ma-na
6. 5(asz@c) ninda
7. 5(asz@c) gug2
8. 1(asz@c) kur2 tu7
9. 1(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
10. nam-mah
column 4
1. um-mi-a
2. lu2 e2 esz2 gar
blank space
column 5
blank space
1. za3-{d}sud3-ta
2. unu3
3. lu2 e2 sa10
4. ki-uzug5
5. bala
6. abzu-ki-du10

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (house purchase.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P010059
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010059

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 014182
Accession Number

References

primary: MC 4, 1

[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.
history: OIP 104, 108

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.
citation: BSOAS 57 (pp. 588-590), 589

[Englund1994BSOAS57] Englund, Robert K. 1994. “Review: Third-Millennium Legal and Administrative Texts in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad by Piotr Steinkeller.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 57 (3): 588–90.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-21 at 11:35:27	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-26 at 13:20:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-26 at 13:14:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2010-07-14 at 08:45:06	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2010-07-02 at 16:07:16	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:07	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MC 4, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010059.

MC 4, 01 artifact entry (No. P010059). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010059 (Original work published 2001)

MC 4, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010059 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

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	title = {MC 4, 01 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010059},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MC 4, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010059.

MC 4, 01 artifact entry (No. P010059). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010059 (Original work published 2001)

MC 4, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010059 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

@misc{2024MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {MC 4, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010059},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010059},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P010059
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - MC 4, 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010059
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