JCS 54, 006, 37 (P332242)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 02112

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. masz2-bi nu-tuku
3. ki lu2-bala-sa6-ga-ta
4. da-a-a
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. igi lu2-{d}utu-sze3
3. igi ur-nigar<{gar}>-sze3
4. igi en-dag-ga-sze3
5. lu2-inim-me x-bi-me-esz2
6. egir buru14-sze3 su-su-dam
7. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
8. iti ezem-mah
left
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
2. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar#
3. masz2-bi nu-tuku
4. ki# [lu2]-bala#-[sa6-ga-ta]
  rest broken
5'. egir [buru14-sze3 su-su-dam]
6'. mu [lugal-bi in-pa3]
7'. [iti] ezem-mah#
8'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen [lugal] uri5{ki}-ma#-[ke4] ma2-gur8-[mah] {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra# mu-ne-dim2
seal 1
1. da#!-a-a!
2. dumu# ka5#-[a-mu]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002076 (composite) (P454786) S002076 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P332242

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ni 02112
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 157780
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.2112

References

  • primary: JCS 54, p.1-23, p. 6 no. 37

    [Ozaki2002JCS54] Ozaki, Tohru, and Fatma Yıldız. 2002. “Neue Ur-III Texte in Den Nippur- Und Puzriš-Dagan-Sammlungen Der Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 54 (1): 1–23. https://doi.org/10.2307/1360039.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-06-12 at 16:34:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:56:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:49:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 15:52:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:42 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 54, 006, 37 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P332242.
JCS 54, 006, 37 artifact entry (No. P332242). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332242 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 54, 006, 37 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332242 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {JCS 54, 006, 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332242},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P332242
LB  - CDLI:P332242
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - JCS 54, 006, 37 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332242
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 54, 006, 37 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P332242.
JCS 54, 006, 37 artifact entry (No. P332242). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332242 (Original work published 2006)
JCS 54, 006, 37 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332242 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {JCS 54, 006, 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332242},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P332242
LB  - CDLI:P332242
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - JCS 54, 006, 37 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332242
ER  -
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