MCS 3, 03 HSM 9170 (P112642)

Letter tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

CBS 09170

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur-nigar{gar}-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 5(asz) sze gur
4. 1(u) dabin
5. 3(disz) dug dida du
reverse
1. 1(disz) esza
2. dingir-mu-a2!(DA)-dah-ra
3. he2-na-ab-szum2-mu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P112642

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number CBS 09170
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 012558

References

  • primary: MCS 3, 03 HSM 9170

    [Fish1953MCS3] Fish, Thomas. 1953. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 3.

  • history: Michalowski Letters, 093:168

    [Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.

  • history: OrNS 40, p.386-400, p. 396 10

    [Owen1971letter-orders] Owen, David I. 1971. “Ur III Letter-Orders from Nippur in the University Museum.” Orientalia NS 40: 386–400.

  • history: TCS 1, 246

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:31 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MCS 3, 03 HSM 9170 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112642.
MCS 3, 03 HSM 9170 artifact entry (No. P112642). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112642 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 3, 03 HSM 9170 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112642 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112642},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MCS 3, 03 HSM 9170 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112642.
MCS 3, 03 HSM 9170 artifact entry (No. P112642). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112642 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 3, 03 HSM 9170 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112642 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112642},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P112642
M1  - 2026/10/20/
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