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MCS 9, 232 (P215503)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Museum Number

WML 56.22.232

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

125.0 mm × 48.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u@c)# n x gur
2. [n] i3-nun
3. [n] i3-ab2
4. 2(ban2@c)# ga#-ar3 tur
5. 1(barig@c) ga-ar3 gal#
6. 2(asz@c) dug ga
7. 7(disz) sila3 lal3
8. 5(disz) sila3 hal-hal-lu
9. 3(disz) sila3 KI# zi-la-ru
10. 1(ban2@c) {gesz#}lam#
11. 1(ban2@c) lu-ba-nu
12. 1(barig@c) zu2-lum
13. 1(ban2@c) gesztin had2
14. 1(barig@c) gu2-gu2# tur
15. 3(ban2@c) gu2-gu2 gal
16. 2(ban2@c) {u2}gamun2
17. 1(ban2@c) zi-bi2-bi2-a-nu
18. 4(asz@c) mun-ga-na-BAD3#
19. 2(asz@c) sze gur
20. 4(u@c) {sze3}szer7-gu {gesz}pesz3
21. 1(gesz2@c) {sze3}szer7-<gu> {gesz}haszhur
22. [a]-na# lu2-utu
reverse
1. 1(barig@c) nig2-ar3-[ra]
2. 7(disz) sila3 {gesz}li
3. 2(gesz2@c) pad gi
4. 2(gesz2@c) gu2 u2
5. 1(u@c) gu2 {gesz}zi-ri2-im
6. 1(gesz'u@c) 4(gesz2@c) sila3 gal
7. 6(gesz2@c) sila3 tur
8. 2(asz@c) kasz gur8-gur8
9. 3(ban2@c) ba-ba munu4
10. a-na muhaldim
11. 3(asz@c) imgaga3 gur
12. 1(gesz2@c) sze# gur#
13. a-na {lu2#}lunga3#
blank space
14. a-na# banszurx(|IRIxIGI|)# lugal#
15. li#-[di]-in#
16. gesz-[sza3]
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)

Collections

World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 125.0 high × 48.0 wide
Weight:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: MCS 9, 232

[Donald1964MCS9] Donald, Trevor. 1964. Old Akkadian Tablets in the Liverpool Museum. Manchester Cuneiform Studies, vol. 9.
history: BAR IS 2135, Text 41

[Cripps2010Liverpool] Cripps, Eric L. 2010. Sargonic and Presargonic Texts in the World Museum Liverpool. BAR International Series 2135. Oxford: Archaeopress.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: WML 56.22.232
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-01-18 at 10:20:56	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2019-05-02 at 21:13:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2013-03-04 at 10:50:01	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2013-03-04 at 10:49:38	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2013-01-27 at 12:07:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2012-07-25 at 10:32:10	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	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

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Cite this Artifacts

“MCS 9, 232 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215503.

MCS 9, 232 artifact entry (No. P215503). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215503

MCS 9, 232 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215503 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

@misc{1970MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MCS 9, 232 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215503},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215503
LB  - CDLI:P215503
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - MCS 9, 232 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215503
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MCS 9, 232 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215503.

MCS 9, 232 artifact entry (No. P215503). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215503

MCS 9, 232 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215503 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

@misc{1970MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MCS 9, 232 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215503},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215503
LB  - CDLI:P215503
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - MCS 9, 232 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215503
ER  -