MC 4, 19 (P215444)

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 013384

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Deshollamiento de 2 ovejas adultas.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz@c) kusz u8
2. lugal-e-ge
3. kab2-ku5 inim-ma-ni-zi-da-ka
4. ur-{d}suen-ra
reverse
1. i3-na-gid2
2. ur-{d}szara2
3. 2(u) 3(disz@t) mu 2(disz@t) iti

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 (Deshollamiento de 2 ovejas adultas.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215444
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215444

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 013384
Accession Number

References

primary: MC 4, 19

[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.
citation: BSOAS 57 (pp. 588-590), 589

[Englund1994BSOAS57] Englund, Robert K. 1994. “Review: Third-Millennium Legal and Administrative Texts in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad by Piotr Steinkeller.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 57 (3): 588–90.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-26 at 13:20:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-26 at 13:14:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-04-02 at 17:44:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-05 at 09:55:06	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:52	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 Artifact

“MC 4, 19 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215444.

MC 4, 19 artifact entry (No. P215444). (2024, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215444 (Original work published 1970)

MC 4, 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215444 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 26},
	title = {MC 4, 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215444},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MC 4, 19 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215444.

MC 4, 19 artifact entry (No. P215444). (2024, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215444 (Original work published 1970)

MC 4, 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215444 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

@misc{2024MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 26},
	title = {MC 4, 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215444},
}

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DA  - 2024/5/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215444
LB  - CDLI:P215444
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - MC 4, 19 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215444
ER  -