MVN 03, 057 (P215710)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0058

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Entrada? y distribución de cebada.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) _udu hi-a_ 4(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. _sa10_-su-nu 2(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) _sze gur_
  calculation: 33 × 0;4,2 = 28;3,0 using 300 sila3 gur
3. a-na a-ga-de3{ki}
4. 3(u@c) _udu hi-a_ 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. _sa10#_-su-nu 2(u@c) _sze gur#_
  calculation: 30 × 0;3,2 = 20;0,0
6. 5(asz@c)#? _udu hi-a_ [2(barig@c)]
7. _sa10#_-su-nu# 2(asz@c) _sze [gur_]
  calculation: 5 × 0;2 = 2;0,0
8. [a]-na# _bad3-lugal_
9. 2(asz@c)#? _sze gur_ lu2-{d}[{asz}aszgi]{gi4#}
10. 1(asz@c) _sze gur sa12-du5
11. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) _sze gur_ a-na _gu7 sa12-du5_
12. 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) _sze# gur#_ a-na _gu7 e2# lugal#_
13. 3(u@c) 5(asz@c)#? [_udu_]
reverse
1. a-na _gu7_-szu#-nu#
2. 5(asz@c) [_sze] gur# [iti 2(disz@t)]-kam_
3. 3(barig@c) im-ta
4. 3(barig@c) ur-zu
5. 3(barig@c) zu-zu
6. 1(barig@c) i-di3-{d}da-gan
7. 1(barig@c)? e-lam
  blank space
8. [szunigin 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c)] 8(asz@c) 3(barig@c) _sze gur_
9. _e3#-a_
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Entrada? y distribución de cebada.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

duplicate record of MAD 4, 16

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P215710

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Steinkeller (1982): Diyala ?
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0058
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MVN 3, 57

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:56:01 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-05-12 at 18:30:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:54 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

“MVN 03, 057 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215710.
MVN 03, 057 artifact entry (No. P215710). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215710
MVN 03, 057 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215710 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{1970MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MVN 03, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215710},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215710
LB  - CDLI:P215710
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - MVN 03, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215710
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 057 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P215710.
MVN 03, 057 artifact entry (No. P215710). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215710
MVN 03, 057 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215710 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{1970MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {MVN 03, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215710},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P215710
LB  - CDLI:P215710
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - MVN 03, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215710
ER  -
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