MC 4, 61 (P215486)

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

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 043453

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale Venta de una persona.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] gin2# ku3-babbar
2. [nig2-sa10] 1(asz@c) en-nig2-kas4-kam
3. [...]-x-ama-ni
4. kar-du3 azlag4 gada
5. geme2-e2
6. dam# kar-du3
7. ku3-bi szu-ne-ne-a
8. ab-si
9. gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala-e-esz2
10. en-za-ra dam-gar3
11. lu2 gesz-erin2 dab5-ba-am3
reverse
1. ur-{d}a-ba-ba
2. lu2 sag sa10-am3
3. 1(asz@c) ur-sa6 dub-sar
4. 1(asz@c) lu2-kal-la aszgab
5. szesz lu2-sa6 aszgab
6. 1(asz@c) x-nam nu-esz3
7. dam sanga-ke4
8. mu-gi4
9. nig2-na-me nu-da-tuku
10. inim#-mu-ta he2-sa10#-sa10 bi2-du11
11. lu2#-ki-inim-ma-bi-me

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Sale Venta de una persona.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P215486

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 043453
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MC 4, 61

    [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, 215

    [Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace Jay, 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.

  • history: ZA 63 (pp. 145-271), p. 242-45, no. 19 (transliteration, translation)[1974]

    [Krecher1973ZA63] Krecher, Joachim. 1973. “Neue Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des 3. Jahrtausends.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 63: 145–271.

  • history: MC 4, 61

    [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: Sumer 13, 133 A

    [vanDijk1957Sumer13] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1957. “Textes Divers Du Musée de Baghdad, II.” Sumer 13: 65–133.

  • history: TIM 9, 99

    [vanDijk1976TIM9] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1976. Texts of Varying Content. Texts in the Iraq Museum 9. Leiden: Brill.

    Copy

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 15:45:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:52 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MC 4, 61 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215486.
MC 4, 61 artifact entry (No. P215486). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215486 (Original work published 1970)
MC 4, 61 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215486 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {MC 4, 61 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215486},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - MC 4, 61 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215486
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MC 4, 61 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215486.
MC 4, 61 artifact entry (No. P215486). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215486 (Original work published 1970)
MC 4, 61 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215486 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {MC 4, 61 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215486},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215486
LB  - CDLI:P215486
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - MC 4, 61 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215486
ER  -
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