MCS 9, 252 (P215523)

Letter tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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 56.22.252

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

-

Measurements

58.0 mm × 43.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. ur#-{d}utu#-ke4
2. na-be2-a
3. szesz-szesz-mu
4. u3#-na-du11
5. [a]-ga-de3{ki} lugal-am3
6. lu2# a-ga-de3{ki}
7. na-ne-gaz-e
8. ki er3-gi4-gi4-sze3
reverse
1. lu2 he2-gi4-gi4
  blank space
2. [n mu n iti]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 58.0 high × 43.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Letter
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  • primary: MCS 9, 252

    [Donald1964MCS9] Donald, Trevor. 1964. Old Akkadian Tablets in the Liverpool Museum. Manchester Cuneiform Studies, vol. 9.

  • history: BAR IS 2135, Text 39

    [Cripps2010Liverpool] Cripps, Eric L. 2010. Sargonic and Presargonic Texts in the World Museum Liverpool. BAR International Series 2135. Oxford: Archaeopress.

  • history: FAOS 19, Um 5

    [Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

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  • Museum No.: WML 56.22.252
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-06-21 at 14:25:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:53 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MCS 9, 252 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215523.
MCS 9, 252 artifact entry (No. P215523). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215523 (Original work published 1970)
MCS 9, 252 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215523 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {MCS 9, 252 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P215523},
}


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