NATN 160 (P120858)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 08430Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) sila3 i3 du10-ga
2. ur-{d}bil2:gi
3. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 du10-ga
4. 1(disz) sila3 e2 dingir-ra
5. 1(disz) sila3 ba-sa6-ga
6. 1(ban2) iti e2-sza3
7. szunigin 8(disz) sila3 i3 du10-ga
8. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun
9. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun iti e2-sza3
10. ku3 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz iti e2-sza3
2. 1(disz) sila3 GIN2#? iti e2-sza3
3. ku3 igi-6(disz)-gal2
blank space
4. szunigin 2(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 5(disz) sze
obverse
1. 4(disz) sila3 i3 du10-ga
2. ur-{d}bil2:gi
3. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 du10-ga
4. 1(disz) sila3 e2 dingir-ra
5. 1(disz) sila3 ba-sa6-ga
6. 1(ban2) iti e2-sza3
7. szunigin 8(disz) sila3 i3 du10-ga
8. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun
9. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun iti e2-sza3
10. ku3 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz iti e2-sza3
2. 1(disz) sila3 GIN2#? iti e2-sza3
3. ku3 igi-6(disz)-gal2
blank space
4. szunigin 2(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 5(disz) sze
Consult previous versions and their differences
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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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 160
[Owen1982NATN] Owen, David I. 1982. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts Primarily from Nippur in the University Museum, the Oriental Institute and the Iraq Museum (NATN). Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.
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- Museum No.: CBS 08430
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther | Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:47:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:23 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:30:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:50 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (025037) (025037)
- Penn Museum (583215) (583215)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.8430) (CBS.8430)
- Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (3658) (3658)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 160 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120858.
NATN 160 artifact entry (No. P120858). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120858 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 160 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120858 (Accessed: August 20, 2025).
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