Legal 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
Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 55-21-203Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Contract for the hire of 1 person for 1 year;5x3 lines; 3.3x4.3cm)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Period | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
|---|---|
| Dates Referenced | --.--.00.00 |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 004144 (composite) (P456854) | S004144 | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) | Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) |
| CDLI number | P121601 |
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| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P121601 |
| Provenience | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
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| Written In | |
| Excavation Number | 3N-T0014 |
| Findspot | |
| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Museum Number | UM 55-21-203 |
| Accession Number |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) | 025774 |
| Penn Museum (Penn) | 567793 |
| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | UM.55-21-203 |
primary: NATN, 904
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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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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| 2011-07-22 at 13:48:47 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:25:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:32:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:23:08 | 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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@misc{2024NATN,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
year = {2024},
month = {jul 23},
title = {NATN 904 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P121601},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121601},
}
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