BE 03/1, 059 (P105611)

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 11203

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of grain; *Peters describes as Nippur I, although Ur3 tablets are characteristic to Nippur II. I" came from Tablet Hill)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 7(gesz2)# [2(u) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz)] sila3# sze# gur#
  18.46;3,1,7 - 11.26;2,4,8 (with 2;3,2,6 × 2) = 7.20;0,2,9
2. [...]
3. [a-ra2 1(disz)-kam]
4. 1(gesz'u) 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
5. 4(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
6. 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gig gur
7. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
  blank space
8. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gig ziz2 gur lugal
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1. gig-bi i3-tab
2. ki lu2-{d}szara2-ta
3. giri3 ur-nigar{gar} gu4
4. sza3 u-pi5{ki}-ta
  blank space
5. iti {d}dumu-zi
6. mu us2-sa en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Receipt of grain; *Peters describes as Nippur I, although Ur3 tablets are characteristic to Nippur II. I" came from Tablet Hill)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: BE 3/1, 59

    [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.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 84 (obv. 8-10)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 11203
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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    E.side of Shatt, while "II" came from T.H.; W.side of Shatt; (Obv)6x(Rev)7 lines"

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.29.12.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-04-09 at 09:49:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-04-09 at 09:49:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:42 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
2006-10-12 at 12:16:54 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
“BE 03/1, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105611.
BE 03/1, 059 artifact entry (No. P105611). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105611 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105611 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105611},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105611},
}


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