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MLC 00677 (P295468)

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 00677

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

43.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) ninda
2. elam ra-gaba
3. pa-szim-e{ki#}-ta du
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. u-bar inim-inim-<ma>-da gen-na
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. a-mur-e3
8. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. ur-{d}nin-ezem
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. szu-ma-mi-tum
4. [...] aga3-us2 4(disz) sila3 kasz ninda-ta
5. aga3-us2 dumu uri5{ki}-me
6. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda szu-i3-li2 nu-banda3
7. [...] x x 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. [...] x x
9. [u4 n]-kam
10. iti mu-szu-du7

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): 43.0 high × 31.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

history: Yale Messenger, 529

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MLC 00677
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.09.00
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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 13:45:58	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 11:39:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:40:40	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 (072902) (072902)
Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-000682) (BC-000682)
Electronic Babylonian Library (MLC.677) (MLC.677)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 00677 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295468.

MLC 00677 artifact entry (No. P295468). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295468 (Original work published 2006)

MLC 00677 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295468 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {MLC 00677 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295468},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 00677 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295468.

MLC 00677 artifact entry (No. P295468). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295468 (Original work published 2006)

MLC 00677 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295468 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

@misc{2024MLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {MLC 00677 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295468},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P295468
LB  - CDLI:P295468
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - MLC 00677 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P295468
ER  -