MC 4, 14 (P215439)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 013372

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Recibo de cebada.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2 si-sa2
2. lugal-KA
3. nam-tar-re-e
4. szu ba-ti
5. dub us2
reverse
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Recibo de cebada.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P215439
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P215439

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 013372
Accession Number

References

primary: MC 4, 14

[Steinkeller1992MC4] Steinkeller, Piotr, and J. Nicholas Postgate. 1992. Third-Millennium Legal and Administrative Texts in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad. Mesopotamian Civilizations 4. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.
history: USP, -

[Foster1982USP] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. Umma in the Sargonic Period. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, Volume 20. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:51	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MC 4, 14 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215439.

MC 4, 14 artifact entry (No. P215439). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215439

MC 4, 14 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215439 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215439},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MC 4, 14 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215439.

MC 4, 14 artifact entry (No. P215439). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215439

MC 4, 14 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215439 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{1970MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MC 4, 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215439},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215439},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215439
LB  - CDLI:P215439
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - MC 4, 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215439
ER  -