MCS 9, 234 (P215505)

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 56.22.234

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

61.0 mm × 40.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. nu-[banda3]
2. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 6(asz@c) sag-[ninda ...]
3. nu-banda3 zi-[ga-tim]
4. 3(u@c) ninda n [...]
5. dub-[sar]
6. 4(u@c) ninda 4(asz@c) sag-ninda 2(ban2@c)# kasz 5(ban2@c)
7. lu2 szuruppak{ki} 4(disz)-bi
8. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(ban2@c) lu2 adab{ki}
9. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) lu2 lagasz{ki}
10. 1(asz@c) ninda banszurx(|URUxIGI|) lu2 iri-sa12-rig7{ki}
11. 4(asz@c) lu2 szuruppak{ki} 8(disz)-[ta]
12. 1(asz@c) sipa ansze 2(asz@c) lu2 adab#{ki}
13. 4(asz@c) ra2-gaba 4(asz@c) gu-ti-um#{ki}
14. 1(asz@c)# szabra szabra n 2(disz)-[bi]
15. [n] 2(gesz2@c) ninda gala-mah 2(disz)-[bi]
16. [n] 2(gesz2@c) dumu-dumu min-bi
17. [n] 3(gesz2@c) ur-{d}iszkur
reverse
1. [n] 1(gesz2@c) 2(asz@c) ninda# inim-{d}szara2
2. [n] nar 4(disz) ninda 5(disz)-ta
3. [n] nar ninda 3(disz)-ta
4. [1(disz)] banszurx(|URUxIGI|) 2(u) la2 2(disz@t)-ta ugula-ugula
5. [1(disz)] banszurx(|URUxIGI|) 1(u) 5(disz) ninda KU-ku3-ge
6. [1(disz)] banszurx(|URUxIGI|) 1(u) 5(disz) ninda dub-sar# 4(disz)-bi szu-gal5-la2-um
7. 1(disz)# banszurx(|URUxIGI|) nu-banda3# zi-ga#-tim# 2(disz@t)-bi
8. 1(disz) banszurx(|URUxIGI|) sukkal 2(disz)-bi 4(disz) ninda i3-du8 2(disz@t)-bi
9. 1(disz) banszurx(|URUxIGI|) lu2-eme 3(disz@t) ninda ur-dingir-tur
10. 1(disz) banszurx(|URUxIGI|) a-zu masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 ninda 6(disz)-ta
11. 1(disz) banszurx(|URUxIGI|) 3(disz) ninda dumu ensi2 ha-szu-a-num2
12. 1(disz) ha-szu-a-num2 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) ninda ra2-gaba
13. 1(u@c) mar-tu 1(disz) 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) gu-ti-um 2(disz@t)
14. 5(gesz2@c) lu5-min ninda 3(disz@t)-ta
15. 4(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) ninda 3(disz) du8 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) dug
16. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) dug szagina# [...]
17. 3(u) 3(disz) dug IL2#-[...]
18. 8(disz) igi-nu-du8# [...]
19. n 3(disz) [...]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 61.0 high × 40.0 wide
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  • primary: MCS 9, 234

    [Donald1964MCS9] Donald, Trevor. 1964. Old Akkadian Tablets in the Liverpool Museum. Manchester Cuneiform Studies, vol. 9.

  • history: BAR IS 2135, Text 29

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: WML 56.22.234
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-06-05 at 09:38:16 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:55:16 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2012-07-25 at 10:32:10 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MCS 9, 234 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215505.
MCS 9, 234 artifact entry (No. P215505). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215505
MCS 9, 234 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215505 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{1970MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MCS 9, 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215505},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215505},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215505
LB  - CDLI:P215505
M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - MCS 9, 234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215505
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MCS 9, 234 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215505.
MCS 9, 234 artifact entry (No. P215505). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215505
MCS 9, 234 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215505 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{1970MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MCS 9, 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215505},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215505},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215505
LB  - CDLI:P215505
M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - MCS 9, 234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215505
ER  -
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