MC 4, 37 (P215462)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 011053,044

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Sagub (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Pago de rentas en cebada.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u@c)# la2 1(asz@c)# sze gur sag-mah
2. lu2-{d}nansze# unu3
3. 1(u@c) la2 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gur sag
4. ur#-u3-kal-la#
5. szu# da-da engar#
6. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur sag
7. lu2-{d}nansze unu3
8. 3(u@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur sag
9. dingir-a-zu sipa#
10. 7(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze gur# sag
11. ur#-u3#-kal#-[la]
rest broken
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. szu da#-da#
4. 7(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ba-za unu3
5. szu gala dumu a-li-li
blank space
6. szunigin 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 3(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gur sag-gal2
7. apin-la2 GAN2-gu4
8. agar4 gar3-mud

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 (Pago de rentas en cebada.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215462
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215462

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sagub (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 011053,044
Accession Number

References

primary: MC 4, 37

[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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2011-08-29 at 10:14:13	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, 37 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215462.

MC 4, 37 artifact entry (No. P215462). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215462

MC 4, 37 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215462 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MC 4, 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215462},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215462
LB  - CDLI:P215462
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - MC 4, 37 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215462
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MC 4, 37 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215462.

MC 4, 37 artifact entry (No. P215462). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215462

MC 4, 37 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215462 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

@misc{1970MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MC 4, 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215462},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215462
LB  - CDLI:P215462
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - MC 4, 37 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215462
ER  -