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MRAH O.5015 (P452989)

Letter tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

MRAH O.5015

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (letter order)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) ha-bu#?-da uruda
2. szu?-in-szuba3
3. kiri6!?-sze3 he2-de2-e
column 2
1. 3(u@c) GAN2 sza3#?
2. al!-gal2
blank space
reverse
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Collections

Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter (letter order)
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MRAH O.5015
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Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-10-15 at 12:43:41	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	approved
2018-01-23 at 13:20:24	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2013-06-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Hawkins, Laura F.	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“MRAH O.5015 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P452989.

MRAH O.5015 artifact entry (No. P452989). (2013, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452989

MRAH O.5015 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452989 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {MRAH {O}.5015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452989},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452989},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MRAH O.5015 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P452989.

MRAH O.5015 artifact entry (No. P452989). (2013, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452989

MRAH O.5015 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452989 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

@misc{2013MRAH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {MRAH {O}.5015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452989},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452989},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/6/25/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P452989
LB  - CDLI:P452989
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - MRAH O.5015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P452989
ER  -