MCS 4, 020 15 (P112769)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Museum Number

WML 51.63.151

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gurusz u4 4(disz)-kam
2. umma{ki}-ta
3. nibru{ki}-sze3
4. ki ensi2
5. zi3 il2-la
6. ugula szesz-kal-la
reverse
1. kiszib3 gu-du-du
  blank space
2. iti pa4-u2-e
3. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. gu-du-du
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da-ga
4. ARAD2-zu

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MCS 4, 020 15

    [Fish1954MCS4] Fish, Thomas. 1954. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 4.

  • history: Orient 16 (pp. 1-110), p. 76 110

    [Gomi1980Liverpool] Gomi, Tohru. 1980. “Administrative Texts of the Third Dynasty of Ur in the Merseyside County Museums, Liverpool.” Orient, Report of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan 16: 1–110.

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  • Museum No.: WML 51.63.151
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.11.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-17 at 08:44:01 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-07-21 at 13:28:53 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 20:03:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-11-27 at 09:06:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006015 (composite) (P458725) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“MCS 4, 020 15 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112769.
MCS 4, 020 15 artifact entry (No. P112769). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112769 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 4, 020 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112769 (Accessed: September 17, 2025).
@misc{2024MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {MCS 4, 020 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112769},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112769
LB  - CDLI:P112769
M1  - 2025/9/17/
TI  - MCS 4, 020 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112769
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MCS 4, 020 15 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112769.
MCS 4, 020 15 artifact entry (No. P112769). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112769 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 4, 020 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112769 (Accessed: September 17, 2025).
@misc{2024MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {MCS 4, 020 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112769},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112769
LB  - CDLI:P112769
M1  - 2025/9/17/
TI  - MCS 4, 020 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112769
ER  - 
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