BE 03/1, 077 (P105629)

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 11568

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Inventory; (Obv)12x(Rev)9 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u) 4(disz) gesz gid2-da
2. 5(disz) gesz SZE3-KU sza3
3. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) gesz na-ba-tum lam
4. 7(disz) gesz ga-am-ma
5. 1(u) 3(disz) gesz umbin sir3-da
6. 1(u) 2(disz) gesz pa us2-sa
7. 1(asz) gu2 gesz pa
8. 4(disz) ud5 [...] 5(disz) masz2-nita2
9. 4(disz) udu?-nita2
10. 3(disz) dug i3-gesz
11. 5(disz) dug i3-nun
12. 1(disz) dug tur i3-nun
reverse
1. 1(disz) kusz gu4
2. 1/2(disz) an-dah-szum
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) si NIM@g
4. 3(u) la2 1(disz) kusz hi-a
5. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan
6. 2(disz) gesz banszur LAGAB
7. x x a-ga2 mes?
  1 line blank
8. nig2-gur11 szar-ru-um-i3-li2
9. sza3 ba-si-me{ki} i3-gal2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Inventory; (Obv)12x(Rev)9 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P105629

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 11568
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: BE 3/1, 77

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:24:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:49 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 Artifact

“BE 03/1, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105629.
BE 03/1, 077 artifact entry (No. P105629). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105629 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 077 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105629 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105629},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105629},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P105629
LB  - CDLI:P105629
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - BE 03/1, 077 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105629
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BE 03/1, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105629.
BE 03/1, 077 artifact entry (No. P105629). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105629 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 077 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105629 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105629},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105629},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P105629
LB  - CDLI:P105629
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - BE 03/1, 077 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105629
ER  - 
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