MLC 01163 (P295936)

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 01163

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 × 28.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz 2(u) 3(disz) ninda
2. 3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
3. elam ma-an-hi-li
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 <i3?>
5. szu-gu-du
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 <i3?>
reverse
1. a-ra-ri
2. 1(ban2) ninda lu2-dab5?-ba?
  blank space
3. zi-ga u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
4. iti sze-il2-la

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): 34.0 high × 28.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • history: Yale Messenger, 543

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

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  • Museum No.: MLC 01163
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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, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 13:53:01 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-04-10 at 14:08:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:50:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:40:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MLC 01163 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P295936.
MLC 01163 artifact entry (No. P295936). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P295936 (Original work published 2006)
MLC 01163 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P295936 (Accessed: June 11, 2025).
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	month = {jul 7},
	title = {MLC 01163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P295936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P295936},
}


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