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MDP 54, 003 (P332428)

Administrative tablet excavated in Susa (mod. Shush), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum, Tehran, Iran

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Museum Number

NMI BK 00399

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(asz) sze ur5-ra gur
2. ki i-gi-bu-ni-ta
3. a-hu-du10
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti# hur#-szu-bi#-um
blank space
seal impression
2. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
seal 1
1. a-hu-du10
2. dumu hu-nu-um#

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

National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 37.0 wide × 14.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MDP 54, 3

[DeGraef2005MDP54] De Graef, Katrien. 2005. Les Archives d’Igibuni. Les Documents Ur III Du Chantier B à Suse. Mémoires de La Délégation Archéologique En Iran, Tome 54. Gent: Université de Gand.
history: Fs Steve, 075-077, TS.B 108 catalogue

[DeMeyer1986FsSteve] De Meyer, Léon. 1986. Edited by Léon De Meyer, Hermann Gasche, and François Vallat. Fragmenta Historiae Elamicae : Mélanges Offerts à M.J. Steve.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMI BK 00399
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Susa (mod. Shush)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: TS.B. 108
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-19 at 09:13:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-19 at 07:58:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2019-04-03 at 10:02:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2019-04-03 at 10:01:20	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:56:28	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-03-24 at 03:56:32	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-04-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (157874) (157874)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 001752 (composite) (P454462)	Susa (mod. Shush)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MDP 54, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P332428.

MDP 54, 003 artifact entry (No. P332428). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332428 (Original work published 2006)

MDP 54, 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332428 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {MDP 54, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332428},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332428},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/19/
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M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - MDP 54, 003 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 54, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P332428.

MDP 54, 003 artifact entry (No. P332428). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332428 (Original work published 2006)

MDP 54, 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332428 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

@misc{2024MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {MDP 54, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332428},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332428},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P332428
LB  - CDLI:P332428
M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - MDP 54, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332428
ER  -