MC 4, 35 (P215460)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 010630

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Sagub (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Cebada, espelta y trigo para sembrar y alimento de bueyes.)

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 4(asz) _sze gur sag# sze-numun sze gu4-e gu7_
2. 2(asz) _ziz2 gur sag_
3. 1(barig) 4(ban2) _gig_
4. ur-e2
5. 1(u) 2(asz) _sze gur sag_
6. 1(asz) _ziz2 gur sag_
7. 5(ban2) _gig_
8. i-lu5-lu5
9. 2(u) 4(asz) _sze gur sag_
10. 2(asz) _ziz2 gur sag_
11. 1(barig) 4(ban2) _gig_
12. ur-sipa-da
13. 1(u) 2(asz) _sze gur sag_
14. 1(asz) _ziz2 gur sag_
15. 5(ban2) _gig_
16. da-du
17. 1(u) 2(asz) _sze gur sag_
18. 1(asz) _ziz2 gur sag_
19. 5(ban2) gig
20. da-da
21. 1(u) 2(asz) sze gur sag
22. 1(asz) ziz2 gur sag
23. 5(ban2) _gig_
24. gesz-sza3
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25. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) _sze gur sag_
26. szunigin 8(asz) _ziz2 gur sag_
27. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) _gur sag gig_
28. a-na _sze-numun u3 gu4-gu7_
29. in sag-ub{ki}

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Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Cebada, espelta y trigo para sembrar y alimento de bueyes.)
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  • primary: MC 4, 35

    [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), 590

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: IM 010630
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  • Provenience: Sagub (mod. uncertain)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-26 at 13:20:56 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-26 at 13:14:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:52 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MC 4, 35 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215460.
MC 4, 35 artifact entry (No. P215460). (2024, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215460 (Original work published 1970)
MC 4, 35 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215460 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{2024MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 26},
	title = {MC 4, 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215460},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215460
LB  - CDLI:P215460
M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - MC 4, 35 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215460
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MC 4, 35 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215460.
MC 4, 35 artifact entry (No. P215460). (2024, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215460 (Original work published 1970)
MC 4, 35 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215460 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{2024MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 26},
	title = {MC 4, 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215460},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215460
LB  - CDLI:P215460
M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - MC 4, 35 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215460
ER  - 
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