ASJ 11, 311 (P102437)

Plan or Drawing tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 061646

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (field plan (drawing))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  (field plan)
1.a. lugal-inim-gi-na
1.b. i7 giri3
1.c. GAN2# [...]
2.a1. 3(gesz2) ninda
2.a2. 2(u) 9(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3
2.a3. 3(u) ninda
2.a4. 2(gesz2) 3(u) ninda
2.b1. a-sza3-bi 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2
2.b2. sza3-ba 2(iku) GAN2 kislah ugula e2
3.a1. 2(gesz2) 3(u)
3.a2. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda
3.a3. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda
3.b. 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 ur-lugal
4.a1. 2(gesz2) 3(u)
4.a2. 1(u) ninda
4.a3. 1(u) ninda
4.a4. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)
4.b. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 sag-{d}en-lil2-la2
5.a1. 2(gesz2)
5.a2. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda
5.a3. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda
5.b. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 lu2-bala-sa6-ga
6. e2 {d}inanna-me
reverse
1. szunigin 4(bur3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 szuku dab5#-[ba]
2. a-sza3 gibil
3. iti du6-ku3
4. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (field plan (drawing))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P102437

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 6N-T0777
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 061646
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 031517

References

  • primary: ASJ 11, p.305-313, p. 311

    [Zettler1989field-plans] Zettler, Richard L. 1989. “Field Plans from the Ur III Temple of Inanna at Nippur.” Acta Sumerologica 11: 305–13.

  • history: JESHO 39, p.1-41, p. 9

    [Liverani1996landscape] Liverani, Mario. 1996. “Reconstructing the Rural Landscape of the Ancient Near East.” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 39: 1–41.

    (as 778 ?)

  • history: Discussed by J. Høyrup, AoF 22 (1995

    [sec7367] N.d.

  • history: Fs Brentjes) 84-86

    [sec7368] N.d.

  • history: ASJ 11, p.305-313, p. 305-307

    [Zettler1989field-plans] Zettler, Richard L. 1989. “Field Plans from the Ur III Temple of Inanna at Nippur.” Acta Sumerologica 11: 305–13.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:05:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:20 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 11, 311 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102437.
ASJ 11, 311 artifact entry (No. P102437). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102437
ASJ 11, 311 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102437 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 11, 311 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102437},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 11, 311 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P102437.
ASJ 11, 311 artifact entry (No. P102437). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P102437
ASJ 11, 311 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P102437 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2001ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {ASJ 11, 311 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P102437},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P102437},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P102437
LB  - CDLI:P102437
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - ASJ 11, 311 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P102437
ER  -
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