MLC 01071 (P295848)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MLC 01071

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

34.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 7(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. {d}suen-dingir-szu4
4. ki zabar-dab5-sze3 gen-na
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3
7. dub-sar lugal ab-ba-mu szitim-da gen-na
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. aga3-us2 zabar-dab5 nibru{ki}-sze3 gen-na
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. dingir#-szu4-ba-ni szuszin{ki#}-ta gen-na
7. [n] sila3 kasz du
8. dub-sar lugal-me
left
1. zi-ga u4 1(u)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti munu4-gu7

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P295848

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 01071
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 072999
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-001076
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.1071

References

  • history: Yale Messenger, 536

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

Revisions and credits

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 13:59:47 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 11:40:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:42 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

Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 01071 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295848.
MLC 01071 artifact entry (No. P295848). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295848 (Original work published 2006)
MLC 01071 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295848 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295848},
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Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 01071 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295848.
MLC 01071 artifact entry (No. P295848). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295848 (Original work published 2006)
MLC 01071 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295848 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295848},
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