MC 4, 68 (P215492)

Administrative 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 044018

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Entrega de cebada.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz@c) sze gur
2. nita-e
3. gesz-kul-aba4{ki}
4. i3-de6
5. 1(asz@c) sze gur
6. lugal-x
reverse
1. 4(ban2@c) la2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
2. sa10 tug2 TUM@g

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 (Entrega de cebada.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215492
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215492

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 044018
Accession Number

References

primary: MC 4, 68

[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
2018-05-06 at 16:23:35	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	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 Artifact

“MC 4, 68 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215492.

MC 4, 68 artifact entry (No. P215492). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215492

MC 4, 68 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215492 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MC 4, 68 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215492},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215492
LB  - CDLI:P215492
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - MC 4, 68 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215492
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MC 4, 68 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215492.

MC 4, 68 artifact entry (No. P215492). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215492

MC 4, 68 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215492 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

@misc{1970MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MC 4, 68 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215492},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215492
LB  - CDLI:P215492
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - MC 4, 68 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215492
ER  -