BE 03/1, 050 (P105602)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 11585

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of ku-mah; w/seal impressions; (Obv)5x(Rev)4 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) tug2-mah mudra5-bi 5(disz) [ninda]
2. 1(disz) esz2 ma-du3
3. ki amar-szuba3-ta
reverse
1. lu2-du10-ga simug gal
2. szu ba-ti
  blank space
3. iti gu4-si-su
  some text moved to next line
4. mu [ma2?]-dara3#?-abzu#? x [...]-ne# [x]
seal 1
1. lugal-he2#-gal2
2. dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re#
3. [dam]-gar3#?
  (following Hattori)

Consult previous versions and their differences
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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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BE 3/1, 50

    [Myhrman1910BE3/1] Myhrman, David W. 1910. Sumerian Administrative Documents, Dated in the Reigns of the Kings of the Second Dynasty of Ur, from the Temple Archives of Nippur, Preserved in Philadelphia. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts, Volume 3, Part 1. Philadelphia: Department of Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 11585
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.00.02.00
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-01-09 at 07:31:25 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2014-02-07 at 14:22:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:53:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:53 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002915 (composite) (P455625) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“BE 03/1, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105602.
BE 03/1, 050 artifact entry (No. P105602). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105602 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105602 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105602},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P105602
LB  - CDLI:P105602
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - BE 03/1, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105602
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BE 03/1, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105602.
BE 03/1, 050 artifact entry (No. P105602). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105602 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105602 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105602},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P105602
LB  - CDLI:P105602
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - BE 03/1, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105602
ER  -
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