BE 03/1, 056 (P105608)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 11661

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of grain paid out; (Obv)(i)17x(ii)18x(Rev)(iii)13x(iv)0 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u) 1(asz) sze gur
2. kiszib3 i-ri-bu-um
3. 2(u) 2(asz) kiszib3 bu-zi-na
4. 1(u) 8(asz) gur#
5. kiszib3# ri#-[...]-ni#
6. 1(u)# gur# kiszib3# lu2#-x-a#
7. 1(u)# gur# kiszib3# ta#-mu#-sza#-ti#
8. 1(u)# kiszib3# da#-da#
9. 7(asz)# kiszib3# {d}en#-lil2#-la2# kuruszda#
10. 5(asz)# kiszib3# ur#-x-x
11. 2(asz)# dam#-x-da#?-a#
12. 3(asz)# kiszib3# x gan2#
13. 4(asz)# kiszib3# lu2#-{d}suen#
14. 1(asz)# 2(barig)# 3(ban2)# kiszib3# szesz#-kal#-la#
column 2
1. 1(asz) 3(ban2)# gur
2. kiszib3# lugal-a2-zi-da
3. 3(asz) gur
4. kiszib3# szu#-esz18#-dar
5. [n] kiszib3# i3#-li2#-be#-li2#
6. 1(asz)# 1(barig)# gur#
7. kiszib3# ur#-{d}en#-ki#
8. 4(asz)# 2(barig)# gur#
9. kiszib3 bu#-la#-ni#
10. 1(asz)# 3(barig)# 3(ban2)# gur#
11. kiszib3# a#-ku#-za
12. 2(barig)# 3(ban2)# kiszib3# a-a-kal#-la#
13. 1(asz)# 4(barig)# gur
14. kiszib3# kal#-la-[...]
15. 2(asz)# gur
reverse
column 1
1. kiszib3 ur-sukkal
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
3. kiszib3# in#-ta
4. [n] gur
5. [...] x-ku5
6. [ba]-zi
7. [...] puzur4#-esz18-dar
  blank space
8. [szunigin 2(gesz2)] 1(u)# 6(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur ur5-ra
9. iti udru{duru5} u4 3(u) ba-zal
10. giri3 {d}bi-|LI&LI|
11. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
column 2
  blank space
1. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz)# [...]
  possibly just scratch pad calculation, or corresponds to total?

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Account of grain paid out; (Obv)(i)17x(ii)18x(Rev)(iii)13x(iv)0 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P105608

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 11661
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001724
Penn Museum (Penn) 585806
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.11661

References

  • primary: BE 3/1, 56

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:11:21 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BE 03/1, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105608.
BE 03/1, 056 artifact entry (No. P105608). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105608 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105608 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105608},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105608},
}


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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - BE 03/1, 056 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BE 03/1, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105608.
BE 03/1, 056 artifact entry (No. P105608). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105608 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105608 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105608},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105608},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P105608
LB  - CDLI:P105608
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - BE 03/1, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105608
ER  -
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