BBVO 11, 266, 5N-T464 (P105010)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A30732

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2'. [...] x
3'. [...] x IL2
4'. [...] x-ta
5'. [...] x gur
6'. [...] sila3# gur
7'. [...] gi#-dul4-la
8'. [...] mes-ta
9'. 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda gur
10'. [...] x-gaba-ta gi4-a
11'. [x] 1(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 duh gur
12. [x] zi#-ga u3 sze [x] esz3-ta de6-a
13'. 2(barig) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
14. [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2'. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) tug2# [...]
3'. szunigin 3(u) tug2 ug3 [...]
4. szunigin# 1(u)# 9(disz) tug2 gu2-e3
5. szunigin# 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) masz2
6'. szunigin 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) esir2? E2-A gur
7'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 esir2? a-ba-al gur
8'. szunigin 1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur
9'. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) {na4}kin2-ur5 szu se3-ga
10. szunigin# 1(gesz2)# 1(u) 5(asz) gu2# gur#
11. [...]
column 3
1. [...]
2'. 1(disz) [...]
3'. 1(disz) {gesz}haszhur# [...]
4'. 4(u) ma [...]
5'. 1(u) ma-na [...]
6'. 2(disz) SZIM [...]
7'. 1(u) esir2? E2-A [...]
8'. 1(gesz2) esir2? had2 gur#
9'. 1(u) gu2 im-[babbar2]
  blank space
10. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. i3-ba nar-[ne]
4. 3(u) ma-na siki-[ud5]
5. engar-[me]
6. 1(asz) gur [...]
7. [sza3]-gal gu4 niga [...]
8. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) sze ziz2# [...]
9. 2(disz) sila3
  (traces)
12. [...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] masz2 hi-a
2'. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 lal3
3'. szunigin 9(disz) 2/3(disz) i3-nun# du10#-ga#
4'. szunigin
5'. [...]
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] gin2
2'. [...] 1(disz)-ta
3'. [...] gin2
4'. [...] sila3# i3-[nun] du10#-ga#
5'. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P105010

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 5N-T0464
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A30732
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034809
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 7aa3f82e-29ec-4fac-9e0b-46350cf03ed7

References

  • primary: BBVO 11, p. 266, 5N-T464

    [Zettler1992BBVO11] Zettler, Richard L. 1992. The Ur III Temple of Inanna at Nippur. The Operation and Organization of Urban Religious Institutions in Mesopotamia in the Late Third Millennium B.C. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 11. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • history: JESHO 38, p.393-406, p. 398

    [vanDriel1995Nippur] Driel, Govert van. 1995. “Nippur and the Inanna Temple during the Ur III Period.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 38: 393–406.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 10:46:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-01-22 at 15:13:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BBVO 11, 266, 5N-T464 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105010.
BBVO 11, 266, 5N-T464 artifact entry (No. P105010). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105010 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 266, 5N-T464 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105010 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {BBVO 11, 266, 5N-{T464} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105010},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BBVO 11, 266, 5N-T464 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105010.
BBVO 11, 266, 5N-T464 artifact entry (No. P105010). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105010 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 266, 5N-T464 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105010 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 266, 5N-{T464} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105010},
}


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