MC 4, 30 (P215455)

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 005592,11

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Registro de grupos de trabajadores con su capataz.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-banszur-e ugula
2. 1(asz@c) lum-ma
3. dumu ama#-ISZ
4. 1(asz@c) sipa-zi
5. dumu ur-{d}isztaran
6. 1(asz@c) ur-nig2
7. dumu ur-dingir-ra
8. 1(asz@c) ne-sag
9. dumu ur2-bi-sze3
10. 1(asz@c) sipa-iri-na
11. dumu# nin-gissu
12. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}utu
13. dumu ur#-{d}nin-ildu3
14. 1(asz@c) lugal-{gesz}kiri6
15. dumu# ba-al-ni
16. szesz u-me
17. 1(asz@c) ur-na-ru2-a
18. ugula ab-ba lu2 lunga3
19. 1(asz@c) da-da ma2-lah5
20. ugula lu2-dingir-ra
21. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}isztaran ku3-dim2
22. [...] ur#-{d}lamma
23. [...]-du11#-ga-ni
24. [...] ur#-nanna
25. [...]-ni
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) szesz-szesz#
2. _ARAD2_ dub-sar-mah#
3. ugula lu2-silig-e
4. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-me ugula
5. 1(asz@c) e2-sa6-ga
6. 1(asz@c) dingir-mu-dah
7. _ARAD2_ ensi2-ka-me
8. 1(asz@c) lugal-gaba
9. _ARAD2_ me-lam2
10. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-szubur-an-dul3
11. _ARAD2_ lu2-kalam tug2-du8
12. 1(asz@c) {d}szara2-bi2-du11
13. _ARAD2_ lugal-gu2 dam-gar3#
14. 1(asz@c) gub-ba-ni
15. _ARAD2_ da-da dam-gar3
16. 1(asz@c) lu2#-{d}utu
17. _ARAD2_ lu2#-sipa
18. 1(asz@c) amar-GIR
19. _ARAD2_ ad-da sipa
20. 1(asz@c) ur-dingir-tur
21. _ARAD2_ ur-{d}TAG-NUN
22. 1(asz@c) lugal-nir-gal2
23. dumu nig2-{d}en-lil2-le
24. 1(asz@c) lu2-du-du
reverse
column 1
1. szesz-da-da#
2. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}szara2
3. dumu ur-x
4. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-x
5. lu2-lugal-[...]
6. 1(asz@c) szubur-[...]
7. [...]-lu2#-ne-sag
8. 1(asz@c) ur#-nig2
9. [...] lu2#-{d}szara2 szu-ku6
blank space
10. [...]-x
column 2
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 (Registro de grupos de trabajadores con su capataz.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215455
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215455

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 005592,11
Accession Number

References

primary: MC 4, 30

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-10-01 at 13:39:42	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	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, 30 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215455.

MC 4, 30 artifact entry (No. P215455). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215455

MC 4, 30 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215455 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{1970MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MC 4, 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215455},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215455
LB  - CDLI:P215455
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MC 4, 30 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215455
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MC 4, 30 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215455.

MC 4, 30 artifact entry (No. P215455). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215455

MC 4, 30 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215455 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{1970MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MC 4, 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215455},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215455
LB  - CDLI:P215455
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MC 4, 30 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215455
ER  -