BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T226 (P105036)

Administrative 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 061479

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(asz)] 2(barig)# 1(ban2)# 5(disz)# [sila3 zi3 sig15] gur#
2. [1(asz)] zi3-[gu gur]
3. [2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz gur]
4. [...] nig2-ar3#-ra# saga
5. sa2-du11
6. [...] 3(ban2) zi3 sig15
7. [...] 3(ban2) [...] 2(disz) sila3 esza
8. [...] kasz saga
9. [...] kasz du
10. [...]
11. 2(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 zi3# sig15#
12. 2(ban2) kasz saga
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(ban2) [...] 2(disz) sila3# zi3# [...]
3. 1(ban2) [...]
4. [... i3] nun [...]
5. [esz3]-esz3 3(disz)-a-[bi]
6. 3(ban2) zi3 sig15
7. 3(ban2) esza
8. 3(ban2) dabin
9. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
10. [...] ga-ar3
11. [...] sila3# zu2-lum
12. [siskur2] a-ra2 3(disz)-a-kam
13. [...] gur# sze-numun mur-gu4
14. [...] 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur# numun# gi4
15. [... a2 lu2] hun-ga2 [al ak] u2 tir-a esz2#-gar3
16. [... lu2]-mah# iri
17. 2(u) 8(asz) [...] 1(barig) [x] gur# sze-ba geme2 dumu
reverse
column 1
1. 3(barig) {ansze}kunga2#
2. 4(disz) sila3 i3-szah2 i3#-[ba] nar-e-ne
3. 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki-ud5
4. engar-me
5. 2(disz) gu4 e2-gal sza3-gal u4 1(disz)-a-bi 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze-ta
6. sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) gur iti 1(disz)-sze3
7. 3(disz) amar sza3-gal u4 1(disz)-a-bi 9(disz) sila3 sze-ta
8. sze-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2)# iti 1(disz)-sze3
  blank space
9. szunigin 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) zi3 sig15 gur
10. szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) [x sila3] esza#
11. sze-[bi ...]
12. szunigin [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. szunigin 1(asz) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu gur
2. szunigin 3(ban2) dabin#
3. [szunigin ... 1(asz) x x] 5(disz) sila3 kasz gur
4. [szunigin] 4(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
5. [szunigin] 2(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze ziz2 gur
6. szunigin 1(u) gin2 i3-nun du10-ga
7. szunigin 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
8. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
9. szunigin 1/2(disz) gesztin had2
10. szunigin 2(ban2) zu2-lum
11. szunigin 2(disz) masz2
12. szunigin 4(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
13. szunigin 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki-ud5
14. ki ugula e2 {d}inanna-ta
15. ba-zi
16. iti# [{gesz}]apin-du8-a#
17. [mu e2] puzur4#-[isz-{d}da-gan ba]-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P105036

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 6N-T0226
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 061479
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034833

References

  • primary: BBVO 11, p. 277, 6N-T226

    [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.

Revisions and credits

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
2016-07-28 at 14:11:09 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:45 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 09:51:21 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

Cite this Artifact

“BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T226 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105036.
BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T226 artifact entry (No. P105036). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105036 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T226 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105036 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 277, 6N-{T226} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105036},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T226 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105036.
BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T226 artifact entry (No. P105036). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105036 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T226 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105036 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 277, 6N-{T226} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105036},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
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