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MCS 4, 107 AOTc 140 (P112781)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 27376

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
3. lu2-{d}suen lu2 kas4
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
6. bur-ma-ma lu2 kas4
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
reverse
1. 2(disz) hu-ni lu2 {gesz}tukul
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
4. {d}en-ki-ma-li2-ik lu2 kas4
5. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
7. la-la-a lu2 kas4
8. szuszin{ki}-sze3 gen-na
9. iti sze-il2-la
left
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MCS 4, 107 AOTc 140

[Fish1954MCS4] Fish, Thomas. 1954. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 4.
history: DAS, 140

[Lafont1985DAS] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. Documents Administratifs Sumériens Provenant Du Site de Tello et Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 27376
Accession No.: AOTc 140

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.12.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:35:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:15:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:19:34	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (012683) (012683)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MCS 4, 107 AOTc 140 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112781.

MCS 4, 107 AOTc 140 artifact entry (No. P112781). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112781

MCS 4, 107 AOTc 140 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112781 (Accessed: March 23, 2026).

@misc{2001MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MCS 4, 107 {AOTc} 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112781},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112781},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112781
LB  - CDLI:P112781
M1  - 2026/3/23/
TI  - MCS 4, 107 AOTc 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112781
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MCS 4, 107 AOTc 140 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112781.

MCS 4, 107 AOTc 140 artifact entry (No. P112781). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112781

MCS 4, 107 AOTc 140 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112781 (Accessed: March 23, 2026).

@misc{2001MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MCS 4, 107 {AOTc} 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112781},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112781},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112781
LB  - CDLI:P112781
M1  - 2026/3/23/
TI  - MCS 4, 107 AOTc 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P112781
ER  -