BE 03/1, 056 (P105608)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 11661

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of grain paid out; (Obv)(i)17x(ii)18x(Rev)(iii)13x(iv)0 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u) 1(asz) sze gur
2. kiszib3 i-ri-bu-um
3. 2(u) 2(asz) kiszib3 bu-zi-na
4. 1(u) 8(asz) gur#
5. kiszib3# ri#-[...]-ni#
6. 1(u)# gur# kiszib3# lu2#-x-a#
7. 1(u)# gur# kiszib3# ta#-mu#-sza#-ti#
8. 1(u)# kiszib3# da#-da#
9. 7(asz)# kiszib3# {d}en#-lil2#-la2# kuruszda#
10. 5(asz)# kiszib3# ur#-x-x
11. 2(asz)# dam#-x-da#?-a#
12. 3(asz)# kiszib3# x gan2#
13. 4(asz)# kiszib3# lu2#-{d}suen#
14. 1(asz)# 2(barig)# 3(ban2)# kiszib3# szesz#-kal#-la#
column 2
1. 1(asz) 3(ban2)# gur
2. kiszib3# lugal-a2-zi-da
3. 3(asz) gur
4. kiszib3# szu#-esz18#-dar
5. [n] kiszib3# i3#-li2#-be#-li2#
6. 1(asz)# 1(barig)# gur#
7. kiszib3# ur#-{d}en#-ki#
8. 4(asz)# 2(barig)# gur#
9. kiszib3 bu#-la#-ni#
10. 1(asz)# 3(barig)# 3(ban2)# gur#
11. kiszib3# a#-ku#-za
12. 2(barig)# 3(ban2)# kiszib3# a-a-kal#-la#
13. 1(asz)# 4(barig)# gur
14. kiszib3# kal#-la-[...]
15. 2(asz)# gur
reverse
column 1
1. kiszib3 ur-sukkal
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
3. kiszib3# in#-ta
4. [n] gur
5. [...] x-ku5
6. [ba]-zi
7. [...] puzur4#-esz18-dar
  blank space
8. [szunigin 2(gesz2)] 1(u)# 6(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur ur5-ra
9. iti udru{duru5} u4 3(u) ba-zal
10. giri3 {d}bi-|LI&LI|
11. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
column 2
  blank space
1. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz)# [...]
  possibly just scratch pad calculation, or corresponds to total?

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Account of grain paid out; (Obv)(i)17x(ii)18x(Rev)(iii)13x(iv)0 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: BE 3/1, 56

    [Myhrman1910BE3/1] Myhrman, David W. 1910. Sumerian Administrative Documents, Dated in the Reigns of the Kings of the Second Dynasty of Ur, from the Temple Archives of Nippur, Preserved in Philadelphia. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts, Volume 3, Part 1. Philadelphia: Department of Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 11661
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.11.30
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:11:21 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:54 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 03/1, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105608.
BE 03/1, 056 artifact entry (No. P105608). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105608 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105608 (Accessed: April 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105608},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105608},
}

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