NATN 516+ (P121214)

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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 0747 + N 0754 + UM 29-13-061

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Month name only; Drehem calendar; 1 line)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
  blank space
1. iti a2-ki-ti
seal 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. dumu ur-{d}isztaran
3. muhaldim lugal

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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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • primary: NATN, 516+

    [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.

  • citation: NATN, p. 55

    [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.

    catalogue (N 747 + N 754)


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 0747 + N 0754 + UM 29-13-061
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.06.00 (Reichskalender)
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:31:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:57 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005028 (composite) (P457738) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Hattori diss. p. 392Hattori diss. p. 392

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 516+ Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121214.
NATN 516+ artifact entry (No. P121214). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121214 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 516+ artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121214 (Accessed: August 28, 2025).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 516+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121214},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121214},
}

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TI  - NATN 516+ artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 516+ Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121214.
NATN 516+ artifact entry (No. P121214). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121214 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 516+ artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121214 (Accessed: August 28, 2025).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 516+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121214},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121214},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121214
LB  - CDLI:P121214
M1  - 2025/8/28/
TI  - NATN 516+ artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121214
ER  - 
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