NATN 773 (P121470)

Administrative 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 13353 + N 0790 (+) CBS 14241 (+) N 0793

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Uninscribed; Case from a letter order?; seals; Fine seal impression with winged dragon, lion; the same impression appears on N793 (case frag); not inscribed but has an inscription in seal impression; *or Ur3)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
  (impression of tablet on envelope)
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] da#-a-ke4
2'. [...] mu-na-[x]
3'. [...] la-sze3 ha-mu-[x]
4'. lu2# na-an-KA#
5'. inim# szabra-ta
6'. x [...]
  rest broken
envelope
  broken
seal 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. ur-ki-ur3-ra
5. dub-sar
6. dumu e2-ki-x
7. nu-banda3 en-nu ARAD2-[zu]
  (following Hattori)

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: Envelope Artifact type comments:

    envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: frag
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    envelope

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Uninscribed; Case from a letter order?; seals; Fine seal impression with winged dragon, lion; the same impression appears on N793 (case frag); not inscribed but has an inscription in seal impression; *or Ur3)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: NATN, 773

    [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.

  • history: Hattori diss., p. 350 (seal)

    [Hattori2002diss] Hattori, Atsuko. 2002. “Texts and Impressions: A Holistic Approach to Ur III Cuneiform Tablets from the University of Pennsylvania Expeditions to Nippur.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

  • history: PBS 14, 0271, 0277

    [Legrain1925PBS14] Legrain, Léon. 1925. The Culture of the Babylonians from Their Seals in the Collections of the Museum. Publications of the Babylonian Section 14.

  • history: NATN, p. 33, pl. 6

    [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 13353 + N 0790 (+) CBS 14241 (+) N 0793
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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
2024-06-12 at 09:25:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-23 at 21:14:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. 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
2017-01-20 at 09:12:32 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-07-29 at 11:47:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:03 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003803 (composite) (P456513) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

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

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 773 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121470.
NATN 773 artifact entry (No. P121470). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121470 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 773 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121470 (Accessed: July 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 773 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121470},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 773 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121470.
NATN 773 artifact entry (No. P121470). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121470 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 773 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121470 (Accessed: July 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 773 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121470},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121470
LB  - CDLI:P121470
M1  - 2025/7/25/
TI  - NATN 773 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121470
ER  - 
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