MLC 01020 (P295801)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MLC 01020

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 × 30.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3
3. sza3-iri u4 2(disz)-kam
4. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 zi3
5. kaskal-sze3
6. ma-szum lu2 {gesz}tukul
7. sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
10. elam s,u2-ur-ba-ti{ki}-me
reverse
1. s,u2-ur-ba-ti{ki}-sze3 du-ne-ne
2. giri3 ma-szum lu2 {gesz}tukul
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5. a-kal-la lu2 {gesz}tukul
6. a-dam-szah2{ki}-ta du-ni
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
9. ur-esz3-lil2-la2 lu2 {gesz}tukul
10. szuszin{ki}-ta du-[x]
11. iti mu-szu-du7 u4 2(u) 5(disz) ba-zal

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
  • Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 30.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • history: Yale Messenger, 530

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MLC 01020
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 13:59:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 13:53:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 View
2015-04-10 at 13:48:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:50:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:39:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 01020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295801.
MLC 01020 artifact entry (No. P295801). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295801 (Original work published 2006)
MLC 01020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295801 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).
@misc{2024MLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {MLC 01020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295801},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P295801
LB  - CDLI:P295801
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - MLC 01020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P295801
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 01020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295801.
MLC 01020 artifact entry (No. P295801). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295801 (Original work published 2006)
MLC 01020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295801 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).
@misc{2024MLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {MLC 01020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295801},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P295801
LB  - CDLI:P295801
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - MLC 01020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P295801
ER  -
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