NATN 061 (P120759)
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 08162Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (metro-mathematical)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 5(disz) kusz3 gid2 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal 3(disz) kusz3 sukud
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 gid2 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal 2(disz) kusz3 sukud
3. 5(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal 3(disz) kusz3 sukud
4. 2(u) 1(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 gid2 2/3(disz) kusz3 dagal 3(disz) <kusz3> sukud
5. im-du8-a-bi 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
6. gurusz-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
8. a2 sza3-gal 8(disz) [u4]
blank space
9. lugal-i3-sa6# [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3# [gid2 x kusz3 dagal] 3(disz) [kusz3 sukud]
2. im-du8-a-bi [...] igi-4(disz)-gal2 7(disz) [...]
3. gurusz-bi 2(gesz2) 8(disz) u4 [1(disz)-sze3]
4. sze-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(disz) sila3 gur#
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5. ur-{d}bil4#-ga#-mes um-mi-a
6. {gesz}kiri6 gu-la
7. 1(u) 4(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 gid2 2/3(disz) kusz3 [dagal] 3(disz) kusz3 [sukud]
8. 3(u) 4(disz) ninda [gid2 x kusz3 dagal x kusz3 sukud]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
broken
column 2
1. im-du8#-[a-bi x sar]
2. gurusz-bi [x]
3. sze-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) [gur]
4. 6(disz) ninda gid2 x [...]
5. sahar-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
6. gurusz 1(disz)-e 6(disz) gin2-ta
7. gurusz-bi 1(u) 5(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. siki-bi 4(disz) ma-na
9. {gesz}kiri6 bad3 se3-ga
10. du11-ga um-mi-a
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11. szunigin a2-bi 3(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. sze-bi 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 [gur]
13. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 [1(disz)-sze3]
14. siki-bi 4(disz) ma-[na] le
left?
column 1
1. im-du8-a ak u3 pa5 ba-al-la
column 2
1. {gesz}kiri6 lugal-ku3-zu
2. giri3 ur-{d}iszkur
column 3
1. ur-me-me szabra#
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 5(disz) kusz3 gid2 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal 3(disz) kusz3 sukud
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 gid2 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal 2(disz) kusz3 sukud
3. 5(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) kusz3 dagal 3(disz) kusz3 sukud
4. 2(u) 1(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 gid2 2/3(disz) kusz3 dagal 3(disz) <kusz3> sukud
5. im-du8-a-bi 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
6. gurusz-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
7. sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
8. a2 sza3-gal 8(disz) [u4]
blank space
9. lugal-i3-sa6# [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3# [gid2 x kusz3 dagal] 3(disz) [kusz3 sukud]
2. im-du8-a-bi [...] igi-4(disz)-gal2 7(disz) [...]
3. gurusz-bi 2(gesz2) 8(disz) u4 [1(disz)-sze3]
4. sze-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(disz) sila3 gur#
blank space
5. ur-{d}bil4#-ga#-mes um-mi-a
6. {gesz}kiri6 gu-la
7. 1(u) 4(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 gid2 2/3(disz) kusz3 [dagal] 3(disz) kusz3 [sukud]
8. 3(u) 4(disz) ninda [gid2 x kusz3 dagal x kusz3 sukud]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
broken
column 2
1. im-du8#-[a-bi x sar]
2. gurusz-bi [x]
3. sze-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) [gur]
4. 6(disz) ninda gid2 x [...]
5. sahar-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
6. gurusz 1(disz)-e 6(disz) gin2-ta
7. gurusz-bi 1(u) 5(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. siki-bi 4(disz) ma-na
9. {gesz}kiri6 bad3 se3-ga
10. du11-ga um-mi-a
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11. szunigin a2-bi 3(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. sze-bi 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 [gur]
13. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 [1(disz)-sze3]
14. siki-bi 4(disz) ma-[na] le
left?
column 1
1. im-du8-a ak u3 pa5 ba-al-la
column 2
1. {gesz}kiri6 lugal-ku3-zu
2. giri3 ur-{d}iszkur
column 3
1. ur-me-me szabra#
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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- Genre(s): Administrative (metro-mathematical)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 61
[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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history: Creating Economic Order (pp. 107-144), 110
[Robson2004Accounting] Robson, Eleanor. 2004. “Accounting for Change: The Development of Tabular Book-Keeping in Early Mesopotamia.” Creating Economic Order : Record-Keeping, Standardization, and the Development of Accounting in the Ancient Near East, International Scholars Conference on Ancient Near Eastern Economies, 4: 107–44.
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- Museum No.: CBS 08162
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.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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| 2024-07-14 at 11:29:54 | 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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| 2018-05-06 at 16:23:35 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:47:25 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:48 | 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 (024938) (024938)
- Penn Museum (582990) (582990)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.8162) (CBS.8162)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 061 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120759.
NATN 061 artifact entry (No. P120759). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120759 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 061 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120759 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
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