MS 1716/1 (P250467)
Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Schøyen Collection, Oslo, NorwayMuseum Number
MS 1716/1Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
uncertain (mod. uncertain)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (rations)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) saga da-a
2. 2(asz) saga 1(asz) du x x
3. 1(asz) saga 1(asz) du x x
4. 2(asz) saga {d}x-x
5. 2(asz) saga x
6. 3(asz) saga 1(asz) du ur-esz18-dar
7. 3(asz) saga ur-x-x
8. 3(asz) saga ur-ab-ba?
9. 1(asz) saga lu2-bala-saga#
10. 1(asz) saga 2(asz) du mu-zu
11. 2(asz) saga x
12. 2(asz) saga 1(asz) du sza3-ad-da
13. 2(asz) saga a-gi4-gi4
14. 1(asz) saga 1(asz) du {d}nin-[...]
reverse
1. 1(asz) saga da-gi-mu
2. 2(asz) du {d}x-a-du8
3. 1(asz) du ur-mes
4. 2(asz) du a2-na
5. 2(asz) du ur4
6. 2(asz) saga ur-x-ba
7. 2(asz) saga x x
8. 1(asz) saga lugal-[...]
9. 2(asz) saga {d}gu2-bi-mu
10. 1(asz) saga mah
(double ruling)
11. szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz saga gur
over erasures
12. szunigin 4(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du gur
over erasures
lines 10 and 11 are written on dry clay
13. zi-ga u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
(blank space with notations)
14. 2(gesz2)? 2(u) 7(disz@v) 3(u)
place value notation ?
obverse
1. 3(asz) saga da-a
2. 2(asz) saga 1(asz) du x x
3. 1(asz) saga 1(asz) du x x
4. 2(asz) saga {d}x-x
5. 2(asz) saga x
6. 3(asz) saga 1(asz) du ur-esz18-dar
7. 3(asz) saga ur-x-x
8. 3(asz) saga ur-ab-ba?
9. 1(asz) saga lu2-bala-saga#
10. 1(asz) saga 2(asz) du mu-zu
11. 2(asz) saga x
12. 2(asz) saga 1(asz) du sza3-ad-da
13. 2(asz) saga a-gi4-gi4
14. 1(asz) saga 1(asz) du {d}nin-[...]
reverse
1. 1(asz) saga da-gi-mu
2. 2(asz) du {d}x-a-du8
3. 1(asz) du ur-mes
4. 2(asz) du a2-na
5. 2(asz) du ur4
6. 2(asz) saga ur-x-ba
7. 2(asz) saga x x
8. 1(asz) saga lugal-[...]
9. 2(asz) saga {d}gu2-bi-mu
10. 1(asz) saga mah
(double ruling)
11. szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz saga gur
over erasures
12. szunigin 4(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du gur
over erasures
lines 10 and 11 are written on dry clay
13. zi-ga u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
(blank space with notations)
14. 2(gesz2)? 2(u) 7(disz@v) 3(u)
place value notation ?
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (rations)
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: MS 1716/1
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced:
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-12-04 at 05:50:07 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-09-29 at 11:47:09 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:45:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-02-05 at 17:13:26 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:38:26 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169895) (169895)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“MS 1716/1 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P250467.
MS 1716/1 artifact entry (No. P250467). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P250467
MS 1716/1 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P250467 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).
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