MC 4, 08 (P220663)
Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, IraqMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, IraqMuseum Number
IM 011053,061Period
ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)Provenience
uncertain (mod. uncertain)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative [identification uncertain]Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] sze gur# saggal#
2. su4-pi-li2
3. 5(asz@c)#? 2(barig@c) x [...]
4. [(...)]
column 2
1. [...]-NE-x
2. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) za3-mu
3. 7(asz@c)#? n? [x] x [(...)]
4. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c)#? [...]
column 3
1. n 1(asz@c) [n?] lugal-ur-mu
2. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lum-ma#-mu
3. 2(barig@c) sag#-lu2#-[...]
4. [(...)]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] x x
2. 1(asz@c) asz2-URUDA?-si
3. 1(asz@c) i-bi2-il#
4. 1(asz@c) x-[x]
5. 2(asz@c) [...]
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) KAS4#? GUR#? x [x]
blank space
column 3
1. szu#-nigin2!(KU) sze gur saggal 4(asz@c) 3(disz@t)#? 2(barig@c) [(...)]
rest broken
obverse
column 1
1. [n] sze gur# saggal#
2. su4-pi-li2
3. 5(asz@c)#? 2(barig@c) x [...]
4. [(...)]
column 2
1. [...]-NE-x
2. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) za3-mu
3. 7(asz@c)#? n? [x] x [(...)]
4. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c)#? [...]
column 3
1. n 1(asz@c) [n?] lugal-ur-mu
2. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lum-ma#-mu
3. 2(barig@c) sag#-lu2#-[...]
4. [(...)]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] x x
2. 1(asz@c) asz2-URUDA?-si
3. 1(asz@c) i-bi2-il#
4. 1(asz@c) x-[x]
5. 2(asz@c) [...]
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) KAS4#? GUR#? x [x]
blank space
column 3
1. szu#-nigin2!(KU) sze gur saggal 4(asz@c) 3(disz@t)#? 2(barig@c) [(...)]
rest broken
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain]
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: MC 4, 8
[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.
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- Museum No.: IM 011053,061
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- Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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- Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2017-03-04 at 09:54:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-05-07 at 08:45:18 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-02-01 at 12:19:32 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Transliteration | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 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, 08 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220663.
MC 4, 08 artifact entry (No. P220663). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220663
MC 4, 08 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220663 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).
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year = {2003},
month = {feb 26},
title = {MC 4, 08 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220663},
}
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