NATN 451 (P121149)
Administrative tag 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 13721Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TagMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4
en: accounts of seed grain and fodder
3. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 al ak u2 ku5
en: wages of the men hired to hoe the grass
4. sze-ba giri3-se3-ga {gesz}kiri6
en: grain rations for the personnel of the orchard
5. di4-di4-la dumu ba-BAD-ke4-ne
en: the young dumu-baBAD labourers
6. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
en: amounting to 12 months
7. nig2-ka9-ak siki i3 zu2-lum
en: accounts of wool, oil and dates
8. sipa nu-{gesz}kiri6-ke4-ne
en: of the shepherds and gardeners
9. sza3-gal ab2 amar e2-tur3
en: fodder for the calves of the stockyard
10. sza3-gal amar gu4 apin
en: fodder for the plow-oxen calves
11. nig2-ka9 ab2 e2-tur3
en: accounts of the cows of the stockyard
reverse
1. udu eme-gi
en: eme-gi sheeps
2. udu! gukkal
en: fat-tailed sheeps
3. szuku ha-la-a
en: distributed rations
4. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 sahar zi-ga
en: wages of the men hired for the excavation of earth
5. e-e u2 gur10-a
en: in the reinforcement works of the dike
6. [a]-sza3 a-ba-al-la
en: field of Abal
7. [a]-sza3# {gesz}kiri6 zu-ha-ra
en: field and orchard of Zuḫara
8. [a]-sza3# sag-ub5{ki}
en: field of Sagub
9. u3 a-sza3 u3-dag-ga
en: and field of Udaga
10. nig2-ka9-ak a2 erin2-na iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
en: accounts of wages of the workers, amounting to 12 months
11. i3-gal2
en: are here;
12. e2 lugal-ku3-zu
en: house of Lugal-kuzu
13. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
en: in Girsu
14. ur-me-me szabra
en: Ur-meme, administrator
15. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
en: year: “Šu-Suen is king"
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4
en: accounts of seed grain and fodder
3. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 al ak u2 ku5
en: wages of the men hired to hoe the grass
4. sze-ba giri3-se3-ga {gesz}kiri6
en: grain rations for the personnel of the orchard
5. di4-di4-la dumu ba-BAD-ke4-ne
en: the young dumu-baBAD labourers
6. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
en: amounting to 12 months
7. nig2-ka9-ak siki i3 zu2-lum
en: accounts of wool, oil and dates
8. sipa nu-{gesz}kiri6-ke4-ne
en: of the shepherds and gardeners
9. sza3-gal ab2 amar e2-tur3
en: fodder for the calves of the stockyard
10. sza3-gal amar gu4 apin
en: fodder for the plow-oxen calves
11. nig2-ka9 ab2 e2-tur3
en: accounts of the cows of the stockyard
reverse
1. udu eme-gi
en: eme-gi sheeps
2. udu! gukkal
en: fat-tailed sheeps
3. szuku ha-la-a
en: distributed rations
4. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 sahar zi-ga
en: wages of the men hired for the excavation of earth
5. e-e u2 gur10-a
en: in the reinforcement works of the dike
6. [a]-sza3 a-ba-al-la
en: field of Abal
7. [a]-sza3# {gesz}kiri6 zu-ha-ra
en: field and orchard of Zuḫara
8. [a]-sza3# sag-ub5{ki}
en: field of Sagub
9. u3 a-sza3 u3-dag-ga
en: and field of Udaga
10. nig2-ka9-ak a2 erin2-na iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
en: accounts of wages of the workers, amounting to 12 months
11. i3-gal2
en: are here;
12. e2 lugal-ku3-zu
en: house of Lugal-kuzu
13. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
en: in Girsu
14. ur-me-me szabra
en: Ur-meme, administrator
15. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
en: year: “Šu-Suen is king"
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: Tag
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 451
[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 13721
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-08-29 at 11:22:01 | Chóliz, Guillermo | Translation | Chóliz, Guillermo | Dahl, Jacob L. | Approved |
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| 2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2019-03-31 at 21:52:54 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-05-06 at 08:19:45 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-03-13 at 12:53:37 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:47:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:56 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (025325) (025325)
- Penn Museum (587291) (587291)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.13721) (CBS.13721)
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Cite this Artifacts
“NATN 451 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121149.
NATN 451 artifact entry (No. P121149). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121149 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 451 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121149 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).
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