StOr 46, 029 (P130425)

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

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anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 130425

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) si-du3
2. iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u) 8(disz) ba-zal-ta
3. iti gan-gan-e3 u4 6(disz) ba-zal-sze3
4. 1(disz) szu-i3-li2
5. iti NE-NE-gar <u4> 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal-ta
6. iti gan-gan-e3 u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal-sze3
7. a2-bi 4(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)
8. 1(disz) szu-ma-ma u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
9. [x]-ba-sza-bu-um
10. iti#-da u4 3(disz)-ta
11. [iti] bara2#-za3-gar-ta
12. [iti ...]-sze3
13. a2#-bi
column 2
1. 5(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
2. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
3. 5(disz) sa szum2
4. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
5. 5(ban2) szum2 aszgi{asz}
6. ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
7. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta#
8. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
9. 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
10. giri3 si-du3
11. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar a2-bi didli
12. 5(disz) ha-bu-da uruda
13. 3(disz) du5-sal uruda
14. 3(disz) gur10 uruda
15. 1(disz) szu-sar uruda
16. ki ad-da-kal-la-ta
17. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur ugula bappir hun-ga2
18. szunigin 9(disz) gin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
19. szunigin 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
20. szunigin# ($ blank space $) gurusz
21. szunigin 3(disz) ha-bu-da uruda
22. szunigin 3(disz) du5-sal uruda
23. szunigin 3(disz) gur10 uruda szunigin 1(disz) szu-sar uruda
reverse
column 1
1. sza3-bi-ta#
2. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz#
3. a2 al ak u2# ze2#-a
4. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar
5. a2 gesz-ur3-ra
6. 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
7. a2 a-sza3 uru4-a
8. 4(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze-numun
9. bul5-bul5
10. 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
11. a2 al ak u2 ze2-a
12. 1/3(disz) gin2 a2 gesz-ur3-ra
13. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 gu4-numun-a
14. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze-numun
15. usz-gid2-da
16. a-sza3 gesz-{kusz}ummux(|EDIN.LAL|)
17. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz
18. a2 al ak u2 ze2-a
19. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) sze
20. a2 gesz-ur3-ra
column 2
1. [...] x x a-sza3 [...] x a
2. [x x sze] numun#
3. [...] x
4. [...] ni#
5. [...] ni#
6. [1(u) ...] gurusz#
7. [...] ta# ib-ri#-ri
8. [2(disz) ha-bu]-da uruda
9. [2(disz)] du5#-sal uruda
10. [2(disz)] KIN#
11. mu-kux(DU)
12. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz a2 u4-du8-a si-du3
13. szunigin 3(asz) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 <sze> gur
14. szunigin 1(u) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u)# sze ku3
15. szunigin 6(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz
16. szunigin 2(disz) ha-bu-da uruda
17. szunigin 2(disz) du5-sal uruda
18. szunigin 2(disz) gur10 uruda
19. zi-ga-am3
20. diri 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
21. diri 5(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz a2 6(disz) sila3-ta
22. la2-ia3 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
23. ab-szi-gar
24. la2-ia3 2(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz)? sila3 sze
  erasure before sila3
left
column 1
1. la2-ia3 2(disz) ha-bu-da uruda
2. la2-ia3 1(disz) du5-sal uruda
3. la2-ia3 1(disz) gur10 uruda
column 2
1. la2-ia3 1(disz) szu-sar uruda
2. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ka
column 3
1. nig2-ka9-[ak x x]
2. mu us2#-[sa ...] x [...]
  rest broken

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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: StOr 46 (pp. 21-30), 029

    [Biggs1975StOr46] Biggs, Robert D. 1975. “An Ur III Agricultural Account from Nippur.” In Haec Studia Orientalia Professori Assyriologiae, et Filologiae Semiticae in Universitate Helsingiensi: Armasi Salonen, S.Q.A., Anno 1975 Sexagenario, 46:21–30.

  • history: Corrections in StOr 48/3, 3

    [Biggs1977StOr48] Biggs, Robert D. 1977. “Additions and Corrections to Studia Orientalia, Vol 46, Robert D. Biggs, An Ur III Agricultural Account from Nippur.” Studia Orientalia (Societas Orientalis Fennica) 48 (3): 3.

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  • Museum No.: Anonymous 130425
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: --.--.01.00 (us2 year), --.--.04.18 (us2 year), --.--.05.00 (us2 year), --.--.09.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: --.--.01.00 (us2 year) to --.--.09.00 (us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-17 at 15:50:59 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:48:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-19 at 16:21:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-22 at 11:50:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:02:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:34:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:26:43 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20111022 englund: obv. i 2-7, 120 + 12 + 6 + 90 + 30 = 258, rev. ii

Cite this Artifact

“StOr 46, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P130425.
StOr 46, 029 artifact entry (No. P130425). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130425 (Original work published 2001)
StOr 46, 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130425 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
@misc{2024StOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {StOr 46, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130425},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“StOr 46, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P130425.
StOr 46, 029 artifact entry (No. P130425). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P130425 (Original work published 2001)
StOr 46, 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P130425 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
@misc{2024StOr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {StOr 46, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P130425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P130425},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P130425
LB  - CDLI:P130425
M1  - 2025/11/7/
TI  - StOr 46, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P130425
ER  -
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