NATN 029 (P120725)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 07988Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [x] ab2-mah2
2. [x] gu4#-gesz
3. [x]-{d}ma-mi
4. [x] ab2#-mah2
5. [x gu4]-gesz
6. [...] mu didli
7. [...] amar ga
8. [...]-{d}gu-ul
9. [x] ab2#-mah2
10. [x gu4]-gesz
11. [x]-ab#-ba
12. [x gu4]-gesz
13. [...]-e2-a
14. [x gu4]-gesz
15. lugal#-geszx(|USZxKUR|){gesz}
16. [x] tuku
reverse
1. [...] 4(disz) ab2-mah2
2. [...] 3(disz) gu4-gesz
3. lugal#-geszx(|USZxKUR|){gesz}
4. [...] mu didli
5. [...] amar ga
1 line blank
6. [...] 5(disz) gu4 ansze hi-a
7. x il8-la
8. [x] e2#-la2-mu-ta
9. [x-{d}]szul-pa-e3 nu-banda3 i3-dab5
10. [mu] szu#-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki#}-ma-ke4 [...] za-ab-sza-li[{ki}] mu-hul-a
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obverse
1. [x] ab2-mah2
2. [x] gu4#-gesz
3. [x]-{d}ma-mi
4. [x] ab2#-mah2
5. [x gu4]-gesz
6. [...] mu didli
7. [...] amar ga
8. [...]-{d}gu-ul
9. [x] ab2#-mah2
10. [x gu4]-gesz
11. [x]-ab#-ba
12. [x gu4]-gesz
13. [...]-e2-a
14. [x gu4]-gesz
15. lugal#-geszx(|USZxKUR|){gesz}
16. [x] tuku
reverse
1. [...] 4(disz) ab2-mah2
2. [...] 3(disz) gu4-gesz
3. lugal#-geszx(|USZxKUR|){gesz}
4. [...] mu didli
5. [...] amar ga
1 line blank
6. [...] 5(disz) gu4 ansze hi-a
7. x il8-la
8. [x] e2#-la2-mu-ta
9. [x-{d}]szul-pa-e3 nu-banda3 i3-dab5
10. [mu] szu#-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki#}-ma-ke4 [...] za-ab-sza-li[{ki}] mu-hul-a
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Consult previous versions and their differences
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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 29
[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.
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- Museum No.: CBS 07988
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:47:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:13 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 10:29:43 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:47 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (024906) (024906)
- Penn Museum (582735) (582735)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.7988) (CBS.7988)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 029 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120725.
NATN 029 artifact entry (No. P120725). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120725 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120725 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
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