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AUCT 3, 309 (P104521)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

AUAM 73.1351

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. tu-ra-am-i3-li2
2. ur-{d}su4-an-na-ra
3. 1(asz) [n] gu2-ta szum2-mu-dam
4. a-ga e2 nam-ARAD2-da-ni
5. im-da du8-a a2 u4-da
6. 1(asz) gu2 u2 szum2-mu-da
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi i3-pa3
2. igi ur-x-[...]
3. igi zu-[...]
4. igi un-[da]-ga#
5. igi szesz-kal-la
6. igi ur-nigar{gar}
7. iti apin du8-a
left
1. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki}
seal 1
1. tu-ra-am-i3-li2
2. dumu ur-sa6#?-[ga]
rest broken

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)

Collections

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: AUCT 3, 309

[Sigrist1988AUCT3] Sigrist, Marcel, Carney E. S. Gavin, Diana Stein, and Constance Menard. 1988. Neo-Sumerian Account Texts in the Horn Archaeological Museum. Andrews University Cuneiform Texts 3. Berrien Springs, Michigan: Andrews University Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AUAM 73.1351
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:23:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:07:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 09:49:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-01-06 at 13:53:04	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 18:20:29	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (030060) (030060)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004284 (composite) (P456994)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“AUCT 3, 309 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P104521.

AUCT 3, 309 artifact entry (No. P104521). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104521

AUCT 3, 309 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104521 (Accessed: February 23, 2026).

@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 3, 309 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104521},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104521},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P104521
LB  - CDLI:P104521
M1  - 2026/2/23/
TI  - AUCT 3, 309 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P104521
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“AUCT 3, 309 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P104521.

AUCT 3, 309 artifact entry (No. P104521). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104521

AUCT 3, 309 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104521 (Accessed: February 23, 2026).

@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 3, 309 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104521},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104521},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P104521
LB  - CDLI:P104521
M1  - 2026/2/23/
TI  - AUCT 3, 309 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P104521
ER  -