MCS 4, 020 16 (P112770)

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 51.63.019

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) ma-na uruda
2. uruda ba-an-zi{ki}
3. ki da-da-ga-ta
4. na-ba-sa2
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti diri
  some text moved to next line
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1

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 16

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

  • history: Orient 16 (pp. 1-110), p. 63 74

    [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 51.63.019
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.13.00 (intercalated) (us2 year)
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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
2016-02-19 at 02:14:14 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-06-27 at 18:13:52 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
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 003829.1 (composite) (P533797) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“MCS 4, 020 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112770.
MCS 4, 020 16 artifact entry (No. P112770). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112770 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 4, 020 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112770 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {MCS 4, 020 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112770},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112770},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112770
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M1  - 2026/1/17/
TI  - MCS 4, 020 16 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MCS 4, 020 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P112770.
MCS 4, 020 16 artifact entry (No. P112770). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112770 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 4, 020 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112770 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).
@misc{2024MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {MCS 4, 020 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112770},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112770},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P112770
LB  - CDLI:P112770
M1  - 2026/1/17/
TI  - MCS 4, 020 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112770
ER  - 
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