MC 4, 04 (P220659)

Administrative tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 011053,156

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
3 columns broken
column 4
beginning broken
1'. 1(i@c) 2(disz@t) ku3 gin2
2'. {d#}nin-sun2
3'. [x] x [...]
rest broken
column 5
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. dumu [...]
3'. e2 [...]
4'. NI x [...]
5'. x [...]
rest broken
column 6
broken
column 7
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x? sag
rest broken
column 8
beginning broken
1'. [x] SAL? UR#? [x]
2'. mi-[si4]:ab2
3'. [nig2]-sa10-bi
4'. [1/3(disz@c)]{sza#-na#} gin2
5'. 1(u@c) sze# gur
6'. 6(asz@c) uruda [ma-na]
7'. 4(disz@t) ku3 gin2#?-[kam]
rest broken
column 9
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. 1(asz@c) [...]
rest broken
column 10
broken
reverse
2 columns broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. nig2#-sa10#-[bi]
2'. 1(u@c) ku3# [gin2]
column 4
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. 1(iku@c) [...]
3'. gu2# [...]
4'. nig2-sa10#-[bi]
5'. 1(asz@c) KA#? [x] nin#? [x]
6'. 1(u@c) n 1(asz@c) [...]
7'. ur#-[x x]
8'. dumu [x x]
9'. szu ba-[ti]
10'. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) [x x?] GAN2 [x?]
11'. GAN2 en-na#-tum2#
12'. GAN2 ka5{[a]}
13'. szesz sanga x?
column 5
beginning broken
1'. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) GAN2 x
2'. GAN2 en-na-tum2#
3'. ki-ba sza3-an-zu
4'. nig2-sa10-bi3
5'. 8(asz@c) sze gur-sag
6'. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) A sze gur-sag#?
7'. ur#-tar#
8'. szu# ba-ti
9'. 8(asz@c) sze gur-sag
10'. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) A sze gur
11'. dam AN-LU-mah-ke4
12'. szu ba-ti
13'. 8(asz@c) sze gur-sag
14'. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) A sze gur
15'. dam ur-ki
16'. szu ba-ti
17'. isz-gana2-bi3
18'. sza3-ba an-szid
19'. sa10 GAN2 en-na-tum2-kam
20'. dumu sza3-an-zu-ke4-ne
column 6
beginning broken
1'. 2/3(disz@c)#{sza-na} gin2
2'. si4-si4
3'. szu ba-ti
4'. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) i3-szah2 UMBIN?
5'. 2(disz@t) ku3 gin2-kam#
6'. 8(asz@c) sze gur
7'. si4#-si4#
copy shows SI-SI
8'. dumu# amar-{d}asznan#
9'. nin-urx(EN)-ra
10'. ama-ni
11'. szu ba-ti
12'. 1(bur3@c) la2 2(iku@c) GAN2
13'. pa5-ha-ti
14'. nig2-sa10-bi3
15'. 1/2(asz@c)! ku3 ma-na
16'. ga-la-su-ni
17'. ur-ab-zu
18'. dumu me-gu4-e-me
19'. szu# ba-ti
column 7
1'. [n(iku@c) {gesz}]kiri6
2'. [{gesz}kiri6?] ur-gu
3'. ab#-us2
4'. [x] ab2#?-sze3
5'. ab-szi-gar
6'. 1(esze3@c) {gesz}kiri6
7'. {gesz}kiri6 lu2!-dingir-ke4
8'. ab-us2
9'. nig2-sa10-bi
10'. 3(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) uruda ma-na
11'. ha-bu3-da{uruda}
12'. ib2-ta-de2-de2
13'. mu {d}nin-isin2-na
14'. bi2-sar
15'. 1(u@c) ku3 gin2
16'. [x] x la2
17'. [x x] la2#
18'. [...] x
19'. [...]
column 8
beginning broken
1'. [x x?] x SAR#
2'. ur-{d}nin-isin2
3'. ab-szu4
4'. 1(esze3@c) {gesz}kiri6
5'. {gesz}kiri6
6'. me-zu-an-da-ke4
7'. ab#-us2
8'. [nig2]-sa10#-bi
9'. [n ku3] n sze gin2#
10'. [x x] GAR IGI KE4 [(x x)] gin2
11. [...] NE [...] x
rest broken
2 columns broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MC 4, 4

[Steinkeller1992MC4] Steinkeller, Piotr, and J. Nicholas Postgate. 1992. Third-Millennium Legal and Administrative Texts in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad. Mesopotamian Civilizations 4. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM 011053,156
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-01-31 at 13:17:00	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2015-01-31 at 13:15:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2015-01-31 at 13:12:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“MC 4, 04 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220659.

MC 4, 04 artifact entry (No. P220659). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220659

MC 4, 04 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220659 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {MC 4, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220659},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MC 4, 04 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220659.

MC 4, 04 artifact entry (No. P220659). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220659

MC 4, 04 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220659 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).

@misc{2003MC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {MC 4, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220659},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220659
LB  - CDLI:P220659
M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - MC 4, 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220659
ER  -