MC 4, 57 (P215482)

Legal tablet excavated in Uncertain (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 043431

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Venta de una persona por sus deudores.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz)? igi 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. nig2-sa10 me-unu{ki}-kam#
3. ur-nig2-tul2-la dam-gar3#?
4. e2-mah sagi
5. bi-bi dam-gesz nar
6. ku3-bi szu-ne-ne ab-si
7. lugal-gesz sagi
8. ur-tesz2 zadim
9. bar-ra-ni-sze3 zadim
10. sza3-ku3-ge zadim
11. mu-ni-[...]
12. nin-e2
blank space
13. lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-me
reverse
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)	Legal (Venta de una persona por sus deudores.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215482
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P215482

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 043431
Accession Number

References

primary: MC 4, 57

[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, 216

[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
2021-01-18 at 10:16:07	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	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, 57 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215482.

MC 4, 57 artifact entry (No. P215482). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215482 (Original work published 1970)

MC 4, 57 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215482 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {MC 4, 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215482},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215482
LB  - CDLI:P215482
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MC 4, 57 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215482
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MC 4, 57 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215482.

MC 4, 57 artifact entry (No. P215482). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215482 (Original work published 1970)

MC 4, 57 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215482 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2024MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {MC 4, 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215482},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215482
LB  - CDLI:P215482
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MC 4, 57 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215482
ER  -