NATN 688 (P121386)
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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 29-16-109Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Allotments to individuals; 8 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
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1. 2(asz) 2(barig) ur-nigar
2. [...] 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) ur-nigar{gar}
3. 5(asz) ur2-ra-ni
4. 5(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) ur-mes
5. 5(asz) 4(ban2) lugal-a2-zi-da
6. [x] 1(barig) 4(ban2) i3-ba-ma
7. [...] lugal-he2-du7
8. [x] x giri3-ni
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1. 2(asz) 2(barig) ur-nigar
2. [...] 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) ur-nigar{gar}
3. 5(asz) ur2-ra-ni
4. 5(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) ur-mes
5. 5(asz) 4(ban2) lugal-a2-zi-da
6. [x] 1(barig) 4(ban2) i3-ba-ma
7. [...] lugal-he2-du7
8. [x] x giri3-ni
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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 (Allotments to individuals; 8 lines)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 688
[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 29-16-109
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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 13:48:28 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-05-02 at 14:24:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2009-06-03 at 10:32:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2006-10-12 at 12:23:01 | 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 (025562) (025562)
- Penn Museum (566926) (566926)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-16-109) (UM.29-16-109)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 688 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121386.
NATN 688 artifact entry (No. P121386). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121386 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 688 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121386 (Accessed: August 28, 2025).
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