MLC 01054 (P200611)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
MLC 01054Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. hu-ru sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. a-hu-ni sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. a-hu-a sukkal
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. ba-ba sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. ur-{d}nin-ezem sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. be-li2 sukkal
10. an-sza-an{ki}-ta u3 nibru{ki}-ta
11. iti mu-szu-du7
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. hu-ru sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. a-hu-ni sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. a-hu-a sukkal
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. ba-ba sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. ur-{d}nin-ezem sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. be-li2 sukkal
10. an-sza-an{ki}-ta u3 nibru{ki}-ta
11. iti mu-szu-du7
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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- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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history: Yale Messenger, 533
[McNeil1970YaleMessenger] McNeil, Robert Clayton. 1970. “The ‘Messenger Texts’ of the Third Ur Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.
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- Museum No.: MLC 01054
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.09.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-07 at 13:59:26 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-07 at 13:53:01 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2015-04-10 at 13:51:21 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:32:03 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:22 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015949) (015949)
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-001059) (BC-001059)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (MLC.1054) (MLC.1054)
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Cite this Artifact
“MLC 01054 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200611.
MLC 01054 artifact entry (No. P200611). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200611 (Original work published 2002)
MLC 01054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200611 (Accessed: October 9, 2025).
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