MVN 03, 025 (P215683)

Administrative tablet dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0025

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz@c) sze gur sa2-du11-ta
en: 3 gur barley, from the rations,
2. mu 1(disz@t)-kam
en: 1st year;
3. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ku3# gin2
en: 2 1/2 shekels silver,
4. mu 3(disz@t)-ma-ka
en: of the 3rd year;
5. 1/2(asz@c) ku3 gin2 mu 4(disz)-ma-ka
en: 1/2 shekel silver, of the 4th year;
6. 1(asz@c) sze gur u4 sze ku3-ga
en: 1 gur barley, day, barley of silver,
7. 2(barig@c) sze gur al-ag2-a
en: 2 barig barley, gur, measured out,
8. e2 NI-ta
en: from ... household,
9. 2(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
en: 2 gur barley, 1st time,
10. 1(asz@c) sze gur a-ra2 2(disz)-ma-ka
en: 1 gur barley, 2nd time,
11. e2 za3-mu-ta
en: from the household of the new year,
12. nig2-sa10 asza5-ga-sze3
en: as exchange goods of the fields,
13. su-mu-{d}nerah-e
en: did Sumu-Neraḫ,
reverse
1. lugal-an-na-tum2-ra
en: to Lugalanatum
2. i3-na-szum2
en: give.
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)	Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P215683
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215683

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	FLP 0025
Accession Number

References

primary: MVN 3, 25

[Owen1975MVN3] Owen, David I. 1975. The John Frederick Lewis Collection. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 3. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2020-01-06 at 13:00:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-05 at 09:55:59	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:53	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 025 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215683.

MVN 03, 025 artifact entry (No. P215683). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215683

MVN 03, 025 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215683 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{1970MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MVN 03, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215683},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215683},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215683
LB  - CDLI:P215683
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - MVN 03, 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215683
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 025 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215683.

MVN 03, 025 artifact entry (No. P215683). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215683

MVN 03, 025 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215683 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{1970MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MVN 03, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215683},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215683},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215683
LB  - CDLI:P215683
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - MVN 03, 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215683
ER  -