NATN 605 (P121303)

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

UM 29-13-952

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of barley for the 12th month with silver equivalents; 10x11x2 line)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2
3. {gesz}apin
4. 1(asz) gur e2-gissu
5. ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2#
6. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
7. KA-x
8. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
9. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
reverse
1. 1(barig) 2(ban2) a-ba-dingir-ga2-gin7
2. lu2-gu7-za-x-a
3. 1(asz) 3(ban2) gur e2-gu-la
4. 1(asz) gur e2-esz2
5. 4(barig) 2(ban2) ib2#-ta#?-ga-sze
6. [...] 4(asz) gur# giri3-ni
7. szesz-[(x)]-mu-ke4
8. ku3 szu# ba-ti
left
1. szunigin 2(u) 2(asz) 1(ban2) sze gur
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5#
3. u4 2(u) zal-la#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Account of barley for the 12th month with silver equivalents; 10x11x2 line)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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  • Museum No.: UM 29-13-952
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 605 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121303.

NATN 605 artifact entry (No. P121303). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121303 (Original work published 2001)

NATN 605 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P121303 (Accessed: March 24, 2023).

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