MVN 03, 104 (P215754)

Letter tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 0105

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta sobre un arado en acadio.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. [en-ma]
2. [...]
3. [a-na ...]
4. [qi2-bi2]-ma#
5. [...] x
6. [... _GAN2?_]{lam}
7. [...] _dam#-gar3_
8. [...] x-ma
9. [...] x
10. [...]-tum#
11. [...]-ni#
reverse
1. me-da-a 'a3-wa-tim
2. _{gesz}apin_-ni i-su2-ha-ma
3. _GAN2{li2}_ a-na 'a3-ra-szi4
4. i-di3-na
5. be-li2 me-su4
6. la-me a-la-e-ma
7. la a-la-kam
8. [...]-me
9. [...]-a
10. [...]-bi
11. [...]-al#-ma
12. [...]-ni

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Carta sobre un arado en acadio.)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MVN 3, 104

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

  • history: FAOS 19, Di 10

    [Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • history: ASJ 12, p.261-269, p. 266-267

    [Westhuizen1990letters] Westhuizen, Jasper P. van der. 1990. “Seven More Old Akkadian Letters.” Acta Sumerologica 12: 261–69.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: FLP 0105
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  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain) [uncertain]
  • Provenience Comments:

    Steinkeller (1982)

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 03, 104 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215754.
MVN 03, 104 artifact entry (No. P215754). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215754 (Original work published 1970)
MVN 03, 104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215754 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {MVN 03, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215754},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P215754
M1  - 2026/4/3/
TI  - MVN 03, 104 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 03, 104 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215754.
MVN 03, 104 artifact entry (No. P215754). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215754 (Original work published 1970)
MVN 03, 104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215754 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).
@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {MVN 03, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215754},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215754
LB  - CDLI:P215754
M1  - 2026/4/3/
TI  - MVN 03, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215754
ER  - 
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