BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T229 (P105037)

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 061481

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
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
2. er2 su3-a ugula e3
3. 1(ban2) {d}a-igi-du-sze3 su
4. 3(ban2) {d}inanna-ra gu2 de2?-a
5. 5(disz) sila3 ninda siki zi3
6. 5(disz) sila3 {d}nin-gir-gi4-lu{ki}
7. 5(disz) sila3 {d}nin-e2-da-ki-ka
8. 1(ban2) [...]
9. 1(ban2) nig2# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 sig15
2'. szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 esza
3'. ki ur-du6-ku3-ta
4'. ba-zi iti NE-NE-gar
5'. mu e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P105037

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 6N-T0229
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 061481
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034834

References

  • primary: BBVO 11, p. 277, 6N-T229

    [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 09:52:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:33:51 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
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 Artifacts

“BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T229 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105037.
BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T229 artifact entry (No. P105037). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105037 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T229 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105037 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 277, 6N-{T229} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105037},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T229 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105037.
BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T229 artifact entry (No. P105037). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105037 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 277, 6N-T229 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105037 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 277, 6N-{T229} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105037},
}

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PY  - 2024
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