BBVO 11, 288, 6N-T479 (P105065)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 061564

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [1(ban2)] kasz# dida# saga#
2'. 5(disz)# sila3 dabin
3'. sze-bi 3(ban2)
4'. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
5'. ganun ti
6'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz ge6
7'. 5(disz) sila3 dabin
8'. e2-gesz-kin
9'. 2(disz) sila3 dabin
10'. 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
11'. amasz
12'. 2(disz) sila3 dabin
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. nig2 [...]
2'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz# [ge6]
3'. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
4'. 5(disz) sila3 sze
5'. 5(disz) sila3 ziz2
6'. danna {d}nin-urta
7'. 2(ban2) kasz du
8'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
9'. igi-kar2 ma2 gu4-si-su
reverse
column 1
1. sze ziz2-bi# 1(barig) [x]
2. 2(ban2) kasz ge6
3. 2(ban2) kasz du
4. e2-e szum2-mu
5. 4(ban2) zi3 sig15
6. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 a-li-tum-ma
7. 1(barig) 4(ban2) dabin ninda dabin
8. 2(ban2) esza
9. 2(ban2) dabin dub-dub
10. sze ziz2-bi 4(barig) 5(ban2)
11. 2(ban2) zu2-lum
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. giri3# [...]
15. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# [...]
16. giri3 [...]
17. nig2-diri [zi-ga mu] ensi2# bala-[a-ka-sze3]
  sic
  rest broken
column 2
1. szunigin 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 sze ziz2 gur
2. szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
3. szunigin 3(u) ma-na siki
4. szunigin 1(barig) {gesz}haszhur had2
5. szunigin 2(barig) 3(ban2) {gesz}haszhur
6. szunigin 4(barig) 9(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
  blank space
7. [ki] sag-{d}en-lil2-la2
8. szabra# {d}inanna-ta
9. [ba]-zi
10. [iti gu4]-si#-su
11. [mu us2-sa] dumu#-munus
12. [...] x

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BBVO 11, p. 288, 6N-T479

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: IM 061564
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 6N-T0479
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.06.02.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 10:46:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:39 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BBVO 11, 288, 6N-T479 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105065.
BBVO 11, 288, 6N-T479 artifact entry (No. P105065). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105065 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 288, 6N-T479 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105065 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).
@misc{2024BBVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 288, 6N-{T479} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105065},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BBVO 11, 288, 6N-T479 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105065.
BBVO 11, 288, 6N-T479 artifact entry (No. P105065). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105065 (Original work published 2001)
BBVO 11, 288, 6N-T479 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105065 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).
@misc{2024BBVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BBVO 11, 288, 6N-{T479} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105065},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105065
LB  - CDLI:P105065
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - BBVO 11, 288, 6N-T479 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105065
ER  -
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