NATN 025 (P120720)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 07942

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [mu e2] puzur4#-[isz-{d}da]-gan# ba-du3
2'. [...] x sag usz-bar
3'. [...] tug2 usz-bar
4'. [mu] us2-sa e2 puzur4#-[isz-{d}]da-gan ba-du3
5'. [...]-la-HI-U-ra
6'. [x? nig2]-ka9 a-ba-an-na-an-zi#?
7'. [...] x {d}utu ak
8'. [...] PAP mu#?-gal2
9'. [...]-sze3 ba-du IL2
10'. [...] i3-szah2?
11'. [...] sila3 naga
12'. [...] ma-na im-babbar2
13'. [...] 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14'. [...] i3 naga im-babbar2
15'. [...] x nig2-ka9 zi-ga
16'. mu# e2 puzur4-{d}da#-gan# u3 [mu] us2-sa-a-bi
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. 1/2(disz) ur-e11-e
2'. 1/2(disz) na-mu
3'. 1/2(disz) a-kal-la dumu ba-ta-ab-e3
4'. 1/2(disz) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
5'. 1/2(disz) lu2-du10-ga
6'. [1/2(disz)] lugal-iti-da
7'. [1/2(disz)] ur-{d}a-szar2
8'. 1/2(disz) a-kal-la dumu nam-ha-ni
9'. 1/2(disz) i3-da-ga
10'. 1/2(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
11'. 1/2(disz) i7-pa-e3
12'. 1/2(disz) da-da
13'. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}szara2
14'. 1/2(disz) nig2-gur11
15'. 1/2(disz) ARAD2!
16'. 1/2(disz) da-gi
17'. 1/2(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu ur-{d}suen
18'. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}a-szar2 dumu lu2-x-[x]
19'. 1/2(disz) [...]
20'. 1/2(disz) [...]
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}[x dumu] lu2-[...]
2'. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}[x dumu] ur-{d}isztaran
3'. 1/2(disz) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
4'. 1/2(disz) lu2-du10-ga
5'. 1/2(disz) lugal-iti-da
6'. 1/2(disz) a-kal-la
7'. 1/2(disz) i3-da-ga
8'. 1/2(disz) i7-pa-e3
9'. 1/2(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu ur-{d}suen
10'. 1/2(disz) da-da
11'. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}szara2
12'. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
13'. 1/2(disz) lugal-nesag-e
14'. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}suen
15'. 1/2(disz) in-zu
16'. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}a-szar2
  blank space
17'. dumu#-gi7-me
18'. [...]-sze3#?
  rest broken
column 4'
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
  n lines broken
2'. szunigin 1(u) [...]
3'. szunigin [...]
4'. szunigin 1(disz) [...]
5'. szunigin 1(disz) [...]
6'. szunigin 2(u) [...]
7'. szunigin 1(u) [...]
8'. szunigin 2(disz) [...]
9'. szunigin 5(u) [...]
10'. szunigin 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) [...]
11'. szunigin# 3(disz) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. kiszib3# [...]
3'. 3(disz) [...]
4'. lugal-[... dumu x-{d}nin]-gesz-zi-[da]
5'. kiszib3 ur-[...]
6'. 1(u) 1(disz) tug2 sag# [...]
7'. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) szu4-[...]
8'. 2(u) tug2 usz-bar [...]
9'. 3(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 [...]
10'. 3(disz) tug2 guz-[za ...]
11'. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 [...]
12'. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 [...]
13'. 2(u) 2(disz) tug2 u2 [...]
14'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) [...]
15'. 4(disz) tug2 mug [...]
16'. 3(disz) [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. 1(u) x [...]
2'. sze-bi 4(asz) gur
3'. giri3 lu2-gi-na
4'. tug2 sza3-gu4 dam nu-tuku
5'. inim ensi2-ka-ta
6'. sze-bi ugu2 ARAD2 ka-guru7-ka ga2-ga2-dam
7'. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za us2
8'. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-{d}da-gan ba-du3
9'. 1(u) tug2 guz-za us2
10'. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
11'. e2-gal-sze3 de6-a
12'. gaba-ri {d}utu-GIR2@g-gal nu-mu-gal2
13'. i3-kal-la [...] a-la-ba-[...] 1(asz) 1(barig) szu-{d}[...]
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 2(disz) [x]
2'. [x]-kal-la
3'. [...] da#-da
4'. 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5'. sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
6'. a-sza3 la2-tur
7'. kiszib3 ur-dun
8'. 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9'. sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
10'. e2 ur-gu
11'. kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu lu2-saga
12'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
13'. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
14'. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
15'. kiszib3 ra-ni dumu du-du-am3
16'. 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
17'. SIG7 igi-saga
18'. kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu sukkal
19'. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
column 4'
  beginning broken
1'. 2(disz) [...]
2'. a2-bi [...]
3'. kiszib3 lugal-e2-[mah]-e szesz al-la
4'. 5(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5'. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
6'. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e dumu lugal-bad3
7'. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
8'. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
9'. 1(u) tug2 guz-za du tur
10'. 5(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
11'. 6(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du tur
12'. [...] 3(disz) tug2 ba-tab duh-hu-[um] sa-BAD-du
13'. [...] 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) tug2 [tug2] sag usz-bar
14'. [...] 1(gesz2) 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar ge6
15'. 1(u) 1(disz) gada 3(disz)-kam us2
16'. 1(u) 1(disz) gada sza3-ga-du3 du
column 5'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] usz-bar
3'. [...] 1/2(disz) tug2
4'. [...] usz-bar
5'. [...] tug2 us2
6'. [...] x-kam
7'. [...] tug2 usz-bar ge6
8'. [... tug2] usz#-bar tur
9'. [...] tug2# u2
10'. [... tug2] u2 muru13
11'. [... tug2] u2 tur
12'. [...] 7(disz) 1/2(disz) tug2 mug
13'. [... tug2] mug tur
14'. [...] 1(disz) si-gar-la2
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.39.00.00 to Šulgi.43.00.00 (us2-us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P120720

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 07942
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 024902
Penn Museum (Penn) 582700
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7942

References

  • primary: NATN, 25

    [Owen1982NATN] Owen, David I. 1982. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts Primarily from Nippur in the University Museum, the Oriental Institute and the Iraq Museum (NATN). Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-22 at 22:43:12 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2021-03-21 at 01:46:50 Firth, Richard Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-08-04 at 13:07:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:41:27 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-08-07 at 10:53:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-04 at 08:54:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:47 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 025 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120720.
NATN 025 artifact entry (No. P120720). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120720 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120720 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120720},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/23/
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M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - NATN 025 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 025 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120720.
NATN 025 artifact entry (No. P120720). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120720 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120720 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120720},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P120720
LB  - CDLI:P120720
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - NATN 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120720
ER  -
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