BBVO 11, 295, 6N-T630 (P105079)

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 A31226

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) esir2? had2 gur
2. mu lugal-uszur3-sze3
3. ki szabra# {d}inanna#-ta
4. lugal#-me3#-a sukkal-e
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti gu4-si-su
reverse
1. u4 [x] 4(disz) zal-la
  seal impression
2. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul-a
seal 1
1. ur#-[{d?}]nanibgal
2. ensi2 nibru[{ki}]
3. lugal-me3-a
4. sukkal kas4
5. ugula aga3-[us2]
6. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005485 (composite) (P458195) S005485 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P105079

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 6N-T0630
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 A31226
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034873
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 478eed6f-2902-4c49-bd00-0940e43b58e3

References

  • primary: BBVO 11, p. 295, 6N-T630

    [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: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2024

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

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
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-09-26 at 11:14:19 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 13:52:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:39 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, 295, 6N-T630 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105079.
BBVO 11, 295, 6N-T630 artifact entry (No. P105079). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105079 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 295, 6N-T630 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105079 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 295, 6N-{T630} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105079},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105079},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BBVO 11, 295, 6N-T630 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105079.
BBVO 11, 295, 6N-T630 artifact entry (No. P105079). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105079 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 295, 6N-T630 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105079 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 295, 6N-{T630} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105079},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105079},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105079
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M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BBVO 11, 295, 6N-T630 artifact entry
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