NATN 591 (P121289)
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
UM 29-13-799Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Receipt of fish; 3x4 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) [ku6] kun#-zi#
line uncertain
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) [x] du10 dar-ra
4. 6(gesz2) ku6 gir dar
reverse
1. 3(gesz2) ku6 sag-kur2
2. lu2-{d}ba#-ba6 ugula szu-ku6
1 line blank
3. mu-kux(DU)
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) [ku6] kun#-zi#
line uncertain
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) [x] du10 dar-ra
4. 6(gesz2) ku6 gir dar
reverse
1. 3(gesz2) ku6 sag-kur2
2. lu2-{d}ba#-ba6 ugula szu-ku6
1 line blank
3. mu-kux(DU)
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 (Receipt of fish; 3x4 lines)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 591
[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.: UM 29-13-799
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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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| 2023-01-19 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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| 2011-07-22 at 13:48:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:59 | 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 (025465) (025465)
- Penn Museum (565514) (565514)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-13-799) (UM.29-13-799)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 591 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121289.
NATN 591 artifact entry (No. P121289). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121289 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 591 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121289 (Accessed: September 5, 2025).
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