MDP 54, 002 (P332444)

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 00688

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

41.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) sze# ur5-ra gur
2. ki a-ab-ba-a-ta
3. a-hu-du10
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
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  seal impression
2. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba#-du3
seal 1
1. a#-hu#-[du10]
2. dumu hu#-nu#-[um]

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 41.0 high × 37.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • primary: MDP 54, 2

    [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 133 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.

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  • Museum No.: NMI BK 00688
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  • Provenience: Susa (mod. Shush)
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  • Excavation No: TS.B. 133
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-19 at 09:13:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-19 at 07:58:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-04-03 at 10:03:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-04-03 at 09:59:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-10 at 18:13:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:56:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-03-24 at 03:57:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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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)

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Cite this Artifact
“MDP 54, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P332444.
MDP 54, 002 artifact entry (No. P332444). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332444 (Original work published 2006)
MDP 54, 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332444 (Accessed: July 2, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {MDP 54, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332444},
}


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