BE 03/1, 114 (P105666)

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 11184

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. [...] sila3 gesz-x lugal
  single ruling
2. sag-nig2-gur11-ra#-kam
3. ki x-x-[x]-ta
4. 1(u) x [...] gur
5. szu x SZE3 [...] 1(disz) nig2 e2 szu-ba-ti
6. 2(u) 5(asz) [n x] x x [x]
7. [...] er [...]
8. [...]
9. [...]
10. [...]
11. zi-ga-am3
reverse
1. x [...]
2. x [...]
3. x [...]
  blank space
4. iti e2-iti-[6(disz)]
5. mu dumu-lugal ensi2# an-sza{ki}-ke4 ba-an-[tuku]

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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; *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, 114

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 11184
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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)2x(Rev)3 lines"

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
2014-10-07 at 08:47:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:44 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
2009-06-03 at 09:53:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:24:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 114 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105666.
BE 03/1, 114 artifact entry (No. P105666). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105666 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 114 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105666 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105666},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105666},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P105666
LB  - CDLI:P105666
M1  - 2026/1/1/
TI  - BE 03/1, 114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105666
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BE 03/1, 114 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105666.
BE 03/1, 114 artifact entry (No. P105666). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105666 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 114 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105666 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105666},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105666},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P105666
LB  - CDLI:P105666
M1  - 2026/1/1/
TI  - BE 03/1, 114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105666
ER  -
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