BBVO 11, 270, 6N-T113 (P105028)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A31111

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) ziz2 gur diri de6-a iti sig4-ga
4. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 esza
5. szu-a gi-na iti-da
6. 2(ban2) zi3 sig15 siskur2 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
7. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 esz3-esz3
8. [x] sila3# zi3 sig15 danna# ma2# {d}szu-zi#-[an]-ka
9. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 x [(x)] e2
10. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 udu ensi2
11. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 ensi2
12. maszkim en-dingir-mu
13. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 ninda u4 iti sakar
14. {d}nin-imma3
reverse
1. 1(ban2) ziz2 gur# [...] x
2. 1(ban2) ziz2 lu2 {gesz}tir
3. 3(ban2) esza {d}szu-zi-an#
4. 2(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3 zi3 sig15
5. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 esza
6. giri3 isin2?{si}{ki}
7. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 {d}nin-{gesz}kiri6 esz3-sze3 du
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8. szunigin 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(asz) ziz2 gur
9. zi-ga-am3
10. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur diri de6-a
11. [(x)] sa6#-dingir-zu
12. [iti szu]-numun-a
13. [mu] us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba#-[hul]

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BBVO 11, p. 270, 6N-T113

    [Zettler1992BBVO11] Zettler, Richard L. 1992. The Ur III Temple of Inanna at Nippur. The Operation and Organization of Urban Religious Institutions in Mesopotamia in the Late Third Millennium B.C. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 11. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A31111
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: 6N-T0113
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.03.00, Šū-Suen.04.04.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.04.03.00 to Šū-Suen.04.04.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 10:46:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:38 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“BBVO 11, 270, 6N-T113 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105028.
BBVO 11, 270, 6N-T113 artifact entry (No. P105028). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105028 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 270, 6N-T113 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105028 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2024BBVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 270, 6N-{T113} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105028},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BBVO 11, 270, 6N-T113 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105028.
BBVO 11, 270, 6N-T113 artifact entry (No. P105028). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105028 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 270, 6N-T113 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105028 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2024BBVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 270, 6N-{T113} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105028},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105028
LB  - CDLI:P105028
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - BBVO 11, 270, 6N-T113 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105028
ER  - 
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