AUCT 3, 450 & 451 (P104659)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

AUAM 73.2094

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. masz2 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
3. se-ge4-dam
4. ki ur-{d}su4-an-na-ta
5. szu-esz18-dar szu ba-ti
6. iti# gan-gan-e3
reverse
1. igi erin2-e2
2. igi ur-abzu
3. igi la-la-mu
4. igi szesz-kal-la
  blank space
5. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. masz2 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
3. se-ge4-dam
4. ki ur-{d}su4-an-na-ta
  blank space
5. szu-esz18-dar szu ba-ti
6. iti# gan-gan-e3
reverse
1. igi ur-sag
2. igi ur-abzu
3. igi la-la-mu
4. igi szesz-kal-la
  blank space
  seal impression
5. mu [si]-ma#-num2{ki} [ba]-hul
seal 1
1. szu-esz18-dar
2. dumu i3-li2-ki-<ib>-ri

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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 004179 (composite) (P456889) S004179 Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P104659

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA
Museum Number AUAM 73.2094
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 030197

References

  • primary: AUCT 3, 450 & 451

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:07:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:50:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:20:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AUCT 3, 450 & 451 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P104659.
AUCT 3, 450 & 451 artifact entry (No. P104659). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104659
AUCT 3, 450 & 451 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104659 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 3, 450 & 451 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104659},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P104659
LB  - CDLI:P104659
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - AUCT 3, 450 & 451 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P104659
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AUCT 3, 450 & 451 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P104659.
AUCT 3, 450 & 451 artifact entry (No. P104659). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104659
AUCT 3, 450 & 451 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104659 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 3, 450 & 451 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104659},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P104659
LB  - CDLI:P104659
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - AUCT 3, 450 & 451 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P104659
ER  -
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