MLC 01050 (P295828)

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 01050

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

50.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. puzur4-{d}inanna sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. na-bi2 sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. szu-{d}NI sukkal
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
11. {d}nanna-mas-su2 sukkal
reverse
1. 2(disz) dug dida
2. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin lugal
3. 5(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
4. elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-ke4 szu ba-ti
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
7. szu-{d}nin-szubur sukkal
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
10. bur-ma-am3 sukkal
11. nibru{ki}-ta u3 an-sza-an{ki}-ta
12. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi

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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): 50.0 high × 29.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • history: Yale Messenger, 532

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MLC 01050
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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
2016-07-28 at 15:19:03 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-04-10 at 13:49:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:50:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:39:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:41 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 01050 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295828.
MLC 01050 artifact entry (No. P295828). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295828 (Original work published 2006)
MLC 01050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295828 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2024MLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {MLC 01050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295828},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P295828
LB  - CDLI:P295828
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - MLC 01050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P295828
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 01050 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295828.
MLC 01050 artifact entry (No. P295828). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295828 (Original work published 2006)
MLC 01050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295828 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2024MLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {MLC 01050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295828},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P295828
LB  - CDLI:P295828
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - MLC 01050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P295828
ER  -
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