MAOG 04, 188, MD 2 (P112549)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany

Museum Number

MW 101 & MW 101a

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ku3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2-sze3
3. sza3 u-pi5{ki}-ka
4. nig2-sa10-am3 lugal-ur2-ra-ni-sze3
5. ki ab-ba-gi-na-ta
6. lu2-du10-ga dumu ia3-a-mu-ke4
7. szu ba-an-ti
8. igi ur-nigar{gar}-sze3
9. igi ur-{d}a-szar2-sze3
reverse
1. igi na-ba-sa6-sze3
2. igi a-hu-ni-sze3
3. igi puzur4-{d}szara2-sze3
4. igi {d}szara2-mu-tum2-sze3
5. e2-duru5 nigar{gar}-ki-du10 gu2 i7 dur-ul3-ka
6. inim-bi ba-ab-du11
7. iti me-ki-gal2
8. mu en {d}inanna ba-hun
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ku3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2-sze3
3. sza3 u-pi5{ki}-ka
4. nig2-sa10-am3 lugal-ur2-ra-ni-sze3
5. ki ab-ba-gi-na-ta
6. lu2-du10-ga dumu ia3-a-mu#-[ke4]
8. szu ba-an-ti
9. igi ur-nigar{gar}-sze3
10. igi ur-{d}a-szar2-sze3
reverse
1. igi na-ba-sa6 dub-sar#-sze3
2. igi a-hu-ni-[sze3]
3. igi puzur4-{d}szara2-[sze3]
4. igi {d#}szara2#-mu#-tum2-sze3#
5. [e2-duru5 nigar]{gar}-ki-du10 [gu2 i7 dur]-ul3#-ka
6. inim#-[bi ba-ab]-du11
7. iti me-ki-gal2
8. mu en {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-du10-ga
2. [dumu] NI-ia3-a-mu
  (according to Mayr)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002834 (composite) (P455544) S002834 Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

P112549 leadP112549 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P112549

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany
Museum Number MW 101 & MW 101a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 007019

References

  • primary: MAOG 4, p. 187-198, 188, MD 2

    [Schollmeyer1928MAOG04] Schollmeyer, A. Franz. 1928. “Urkunden Aus Der Zeit Der III. Dynastie von Ur, Der I. Dynastie von Isin Und Der Amurru-Dynastie.” In Altorientalische Studien, Bruno Meissner Zum Sechzigsten Geburtstag Am 25. April 1928, 4:187–98. Mitteilungen Der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft. Leipzig: Verlag von Otto Harrassowitz.

  • history: FAOS 17, no. 122

    [Steinkeller1989SaleDocuments] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1989. Sale Documents of the Ur-III-Period. Vol. 17. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • history: Widell, UCU, 15)

    [Widell2003] Widell, Magnus. 2003. The Administrative and Economic Ur III Texts from the City of Ur. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press.

  • citation: OIP 104, 359

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-11 at 13:29:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 08:42:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-07-24 at 08:58:30 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:18:41 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-06-14 at 11:47:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:30 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MAOG 04, 188, MD 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112549.
MAOG 04, 188, MD 2 artifact entry (No. P112549). (2024, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112549 (Original work published 2001)
MAOG 04, 188, MD 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112549 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {MAOG 04, 188, {MD} 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112549},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MAOG 04, 188, MD 2 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112549.
MAOG 04, 188, MD 2 artifact entry (No. P112549). (2024, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112549 (Original work published 2001)
MAOG 04, 188, MD 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112549 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {MAOG 04, 188, {MD} 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112549},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112549
LB  - CDLI:P112549
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - MAOG 04, 188, MD 2 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112549
ER  -
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