NATN 184 (P120882)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 08659

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object tablet & envelope
tablet
obverse
1. [...] ma#-na 6(disz) gin2# [...]
  (rest under envelope)
reverse
  (under envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 1/3(disz){sza} <ma>-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ur5-sze3
2. ki ad-da-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
3. ur-{d}da-mu szu ba-ti
4. iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(disz) zal-la
reverse
1. mu# e2 puzur4-isz-[{d}]da-gan ba-du3-a
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu ib2-us2-sa-bi
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ur-{d}da-mu
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu giri3#-ni#

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P120882

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 08659
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: NATN, 184

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:41:31 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-17 at 15:50:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:30:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:51 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 184 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120882.
NATN 184 artifact entry (No. P120882). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120882 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 184 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120882 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120882},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120882},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 184 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120882.
NATN 184 artifact entry (No. P120882). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120882 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 184 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120882 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120882},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120882},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P120882
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - NATN 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120882
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