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

Cite

Lineart

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

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215475
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

primary: MC 4, 50

[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.
history: OIP 104, 245

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.

Revisions and credits

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