BBVO 11, 291, 6N-T572 (P105073)

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

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National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 061595

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [x] ma#-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 siki
2. [si-i3]-tum# mu us2-sa [e2 puzur4-isz-{d}]da#-gan# ba-du3
3. [...] ma-na
4. [...] x
5. [...]-ta#
6. [...]-ma
  rest broken
column 2
1. szunigin 4(asz) gu2 3(disz) gin2
2. sza3-bi-ta#
3. 6(disz) tug2 {gesz}ga-rig2
4. 2(disz) tug2 ib2-ba-du3 x
5. ki-la2-bi 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na [1(u) 5(disz) gin2]
6. 1(u) 8(disz) tug2 u2
7. ki-la2-bi 4(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) ma#-[na] 5(disz) [gin2]
8. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) tug2 hi-a#
9. [ki-la2]-bi 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) [ma-na] 1(u) gin2#
10. [bi2]-gu7-bi 7(disz) ma-[na] 1(u) 3(disz) gin2
11. [szunigin 1(asz)] gu2# 9(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] bu
2'. [...] x-a
3'. 3(asz)# gu2# [4(u) 3(disz)] ma-na 1(disz) gin2# siki#
4'. si-i3-tum
5'. mu lu-lu-bu-[um{ki} ba]-hul
6'. 4(u) 8(disz) ma-na# [...]
7'. e2-kiszib3-[ba-ta]
8'. szunigin 4(asz) gu2 3(u) 1(disz) [ma-na] 1(disz)# gin2
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. szunigin# n gu2 1(u) 6(disz)# [ma]-na 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 siki
2'. sza3#-bi-ta
3'. [x] tug2# siki du3-a
4'. ki#-la2#-bi# 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
5'. [x] tug2 u2
6'. [ki]-la2-bi 2(u) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
7'. [...] 1(u) 1(disz) tug2 hi-a

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BBVO 11, p. 291, 6N-T572

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 061595
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: 6N-T0572
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.00.00, Šulgi.44.00.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.40.00.00 to Šulgi.44.00.00 (us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 10:46:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:11:09 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:39 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

“BBVO 11, 291, 6N-T572 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105073.
BBVO 11, 291, 6N-T572 artifact entry (No. P105073). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105073 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 291, 6N-T572 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105073 (Accessed: September 17, 2025).
@misc{2024BBVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 291, 6N-{T572} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105073},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105073},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105073
LB  - CDLI:P105073
M1  - 2025/9/17/
TI  - BBVO 11, 291, 6N-T572 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BBVO 11, 291, 6N-T572 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105073.
BBVO 11, 291, 6N-T572 artifact entry (No. P105073). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105073 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 291, 6N-T572 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105073 (Accessed: September 17, 2025).
@misc{2024BBVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 291, 6N-{T572} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105073},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105073},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105073
LB  - CDLI:P105073
M1  - 2025/9/17/
TI  - BBVO 11, 291, 6N-T572 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105073
ER  -
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