NATN 017 (P120712)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 07790a & CBS 07790 + N 0775

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur-ta
3. ab-szi-ga2-ar
4. kislah ag2-e-de3
5. ki ur-li
6. dingir-ra-bi2
7. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. nam-1(u) ku-da-num2
2. uru4-e-de3
3. dingir-ra-bi2
4. ur-li in-na-szum2
5. mu lugal-bi in-na-pa3
6. 1(disz) ur-lugal
7. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
8. 1(disz) lu2-sa6-ga
9. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
10. iti sig4-ga
  some text moved to next line
11. mu en {d}<inanna> unu{ki} ba-hun
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar#
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur-ta#
3. ab-szi-gar
  blank space
4. kislah ag2-e-de3#
5. ki ur-li-ta
6. dingir-ra-bi2
7. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. a-sza3 nam-1(u) ku-da-num2
2. uru4-e-de3
3. dingir-ra-bi2
4. ur-li in-na-szum2
  blank space
  seal impression
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
6. 1(disz) ur-lugal
7. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re#
8. 1(disz) lu2-sa6-ga
9. lu2-inim#-ma#-[bi-me]
10. iti sig4-ga#
left
1. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga [ba]-hun
seal 1
1. dingir-ra-bi2
2. dumu ni-e-e2-a

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: tablet (CBS 07790a) & case (CBS 07790 + N 0775)
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:


  • Owen, David I. 1982. [NATN 017 (Owen1982-28198)]

    primary


  • N.d. [P. Steinkeller, in R. Westbrook & R. Jasnow, eds., Security for Debt ... (Boston 2001) 56 no. 3 (449594)]

    citation


  • N.d. [Fish, Thomas, MCS 2 (1952) 54 (1562000)]

    history


  • N.d. [ ARM 28, 033 (1579892)]

    history


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 07790a & CBS 07790 + N 0775
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.04.03.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002180 (composite) (P454890) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Hattori diss. p. 392Hattori diss. p. 392

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 017 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P120712.

NATN 017 artifact entry (No. P120712). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P120712 (Original work published 2001)

NATN 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P120712 (Accessed: March 24, 2023).

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