AUCT 3, 494 (P104701)

Administrative 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 73.2446

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
  (lost)
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
1. sza3-bi-ta# [...]
  blank space
2. iti kin-{d}inanna
3. mu szu-{d}suen lugal ku3 nam?-ugula-kam{am3}
seal 1
1. lugal-sa6#-ga kuruszda
2. dumu lugal-nig2-da
seal 2
seal 3

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 000135 (composite) (P430234) S000135 Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P104701

Physical information

envelope

Artifact type Envelope
envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
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 73.2446
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 030238

References

  • primary: AUCT 3, 494

    [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
2016-01-04 at 06:44:52 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:07:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:50:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:31 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AUCT 3, 494 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P104701.
AUCT 3, 494 artifact entry (No. P104701). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104701
AUCT 3, 494 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104701 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 3, 494 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104701},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P104701
LB  - CDLI:P104701
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - AUCT 3, 494 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P104701
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“AUCT 3, 494 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P104701.
AUCT 3, 494 artifact entry (No. P104701). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P104701
AUCT 3, 494 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P104701 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2001AUCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {AUCT 3, 494 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P104701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P104701},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P104701
LB  - CDLI:P104701
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - AUCT 3, 494 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P104701
ER  -
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