BE 03/1, 092 (P105644)

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 11189

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of estimate in regard to the cultivation of fields; *Peters describes as I" while "II" came from T.H.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
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1. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 ab-sin2-bi 1(disz) ninda 8(disz) 1/2(disz)-am3 i3-gal2
2. sze-numun-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 gur lugal
3. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ab-sin2-bi 1(disz) ninda 1(u) la2 1(disz)-ta-am3 i3-gal2
4. sze-bi 3(asz) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
5. mur-gu4-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 gur
6. szunigin sze-bi 6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 sze-numun mur-gu4
7. za-la-lum engar
8. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 ab-sin2-bi 1(disz) ninda 8(disz) 1/2(disz)-am3 i3-gal2
9. sze-bi 1(asz) 2(barig)! 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
10. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 {ab}absin3-[bi] 1(disz) ninda 1(u) la2 1(disz)-ta-am3 i3-gal2
reverse
1. sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
2. mur-gu4-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
3. szunigin# [sze]-bi 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. sze-numun mur-gu4
5. [...] engar
6. [... GAN2 ab]-sin2 1(disz) ninda [8(disz) 1/2(disz)-am3] i3-gal2
7. [sze-bi ...] sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 [gur]
8. mur-[gu4-bi ...] sila3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 gur
9. [szunigin sze-bi ...] sila3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
10. [...] engar
11. [...] x
12. [mu ...]{ki} ba-hul

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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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Account of estimate in regard to the cultivation of fields; *Peters describes as I" while "II" came from T.H.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: BE 3/1, 92

    [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 11189
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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    E.sd.of Shatt though Ur3 tablets are characteristic to Nippur II. "I" came from Tablet Hill

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
2019-12-01 at 10:54:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:50 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, 092 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105644.
BE 03/1, 092 artifact entry (No. P105644). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105644 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 092 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105644 (Accessed: June 21, 2025).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 092 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105644},
}


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