MC 4, 50 (P215475)

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

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 002886,d

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (surface calculation, sides as per wind directions)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz@t) _{gesz}szid_ 2(disz@t) _kusz3_
2. _im mer_
3. 1(u) 3(disz@t) _{gesz}szid#_ 1(disz@t) _kusz3_ 1(disz@t) _szu2#?-bad_
4. _im u5_
5. 6(disz@t) _{gesz}szid_ 1(disz@t) _kusz3#_
6. _im mar-tu_
7. 7(disz@t)# _{gesz#}szid#_ 1(disz@t) _kusz3_
8. _im# kur_
reverse
1. 2(disz@t) _szid_ a-na
2. 6(disz@t) _{gesz}szid_
3. 1(disz@t) _{gesz}szid_ a-na
4. 1(u) _{gesz}szid_
  blank space
5. szunigin# 1(bur3@c)# _{gesz}isz-de3_
6. _e2_ da-ba-lum
7. a-na ku-ku i-din3

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (surface calculation, sides as per wind directions)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P215475

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 002886,d
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:55:12 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2009-08-29 at 21:32:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:52 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“MC 4, 50 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215475.
MC 4, 50 artifact entry (No. P215475). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215475 (Original work published 1970)
MC 4, 50 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215475 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {MC 4, 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215475},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215475},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215475
LB  - CDLI:P215475
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MC 4, 50 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215475
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MC 4, 50 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215475.
MC 4, 50 artifact entry (No. P215475). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215475 (Original work published 1970)
MC 4, 50 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215475 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {MC 4, 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215475},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215475},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215475
LB  - CDLI:P215475
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MC 4, 50 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215475
ER  - 
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