MLC 01077 (P200628)
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 01077Period
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
2. 3(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 4(disz) gin2 i3
4. e-szu4-qu2-ra-ad
5. gu2-a-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 gen-na
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6. iti amar-a-<a>-si
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1. mu {d}amar-{d}suen ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 3(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 4(disz) gin2 i3
4. e-szu4-qu2-ra-ad
5. gu2-a-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 gen-na
blank space
6. iti amar-a-<a>-si
reverse
blank space
1. mu {d}amar-{d}suen ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
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, 537
[McNeil1970YaleMessenger] McNeil, Robert Clayton. 1970. “The ‘Messenger Texts’ of the Third Ur Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.
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- Museum No.: MLC 01077
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.10.00
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (015952) (015952)
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-001082) (BC-001082)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (MLC.1077) (MLC.1077)
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Cite this Artifact
“MLC 01077 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200628.
MLC 01077 artifact entry (No. P200628). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200628 (Original work published 2002)
MLC 01077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200628 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
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