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MLC 00676 (P295467)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 00676

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 3(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam
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3. ur-ku3-nun nar
4. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin
5. a2-ba-ti-li2 sukkal
6. lu2 {gesz}tukul nig2-sur-sze3 DU-me
7. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3
8. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam
9. szu-tur-al dumu nu-banda3
10. mu dumu dab5-ba-sze3 du-ni
11. 2(ban2) kasz 2(disz) dabin
12. 3(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 3(disz)-kam
reverse
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6 mar-tu
2. lu2 sa-gaz!(GUL) ak-sze3 gen-na
3. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi

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)

Collections

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 37.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Yale Messenger, 528

[McNeil1970YaleMessenger] McNeil, Robert Clayton. 1970. “The ‘Messenger Texts’ of the Third Ur Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MLC 00676
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.06.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-07 at 13:59:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-07 at 13:53:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2015-04-10 at 13:42:11	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:50:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:39:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:40:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (072901) (072901)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-000681) (BC-000681)
Electronic Babylonian Library (MLC.676) (MLC.676)

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Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 00676 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295467.

MLC 00676 artifact entry (No. P295467). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295467 (Original work published 2006)

MLC 00676 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295467 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {MLC 00676 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295467},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295467},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 00676 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295467.

MLC 00676 artifact entry (No. P295467). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295467 (Original work published 2006)

MLC 00676 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295467 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {MLC 00676 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295467},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295467},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P295467
LB  - CDLI:P295467
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - MLC 00676 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P295467
ER  -