MCS 8, 52 Liv 51 63 13 (P112858)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Museum Number

WML 51.63.013

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 5(u) 7(disz)-kam
3. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 7(disz)-kam
5. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)-kam
7. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 5(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
9. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) sar {gesz}dih3# [ku5-a] 1(u) sar-ta
10. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
11. 5(gesz2) 4(u) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-a 8(disz) sar-ta
12. a2-bi u4 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
13. 1(gesz'u) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
14. a2-bi u4 5(u)-kam
reverse
1. 5(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
3. 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 8(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)-[kam]
5. 2(gesz2) sar {u2}gug4 6(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 2(u)-kam
7. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}gug4 5(disz) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
9. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 5(disz) sar-ta
10. a2 ug3-IL2-bi 3(u) 5(disz)
11. 6(gesz2) 3(u) sar {gesz}dih3 1(u)# sar-ta
12. a2-bi u4 4(u) la2 1(disz)-kam a2 masz2 sze ur5-ra-ka
13. 2(gesz2) 8(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 ka-us2-kam
14. a-sza3 gu4#-gu4?-{d}suen [x] x x-ag2 u3 a-sza3 a-gesztin
15. ugula ba-sa6
16. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal u3 lu2-{d}[...]-ka
17. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam szesz-kal-la
18. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-nig2-lagar-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da
  (following Mayr)
  Schneider, seal 1st line: lugal-[...]

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
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  • primary: MCS 8, 52 Liv 51 63 13

    [Fish1958MCS8] Fish, Thomas. 1958. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 8.

  • history: Orient 16, p.1-110, p. 69 92

    [Gomi1980Liverpool] Gomi, Tohru. 1980. “Administrative Texts of the Third Dynasty of Ur in the Merseyside County Museums, Liverpool.” Orient, Report of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan 16: 1–110.

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  • Museum No.: WML 51.63.013
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-04-24 at 10:47:06 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-06-15 at 20:19:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-06-15 at 20:18:45 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2016-10-29 at 10:50:43 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:35:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:36 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003621 (composite) (P456331) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“MCS 8, 52 Liv 51 63 13 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112858.
MCS 8, 52 Liv 51 63 13 artifact entry (No. P112858). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112858
MCS 8, 52 Liv 51 63 13 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112858 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2001MCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MCS 8, 52 {Liv} 51 63 13 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112858},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P112858
LB  - CDLI:P112858
M1  - 2024/3/28/
TI  - MCS 8, 52 Liv 51 63 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P112858
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