NATN 204 (P120902)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 09031

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. masz2 5(disz) gin2 1(disz) gin2-ta
3. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak-a
4. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
5. szesz-kal-la
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. igi ma-an-szum2
2. 1(disz) lugal-geszkim-zi dumu ur-{d}nin-urta
3. 1(disz) lu2-sa6-ga
4. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
5. iti udru{duru5} u4 3(disz) ba-zal
6. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
envelope
obverse
1. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar masz2 5(disz) gin2 1(disz) gin2-ta
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak#-a#?
3. ki ur#-[{d}]szul#-pa-e3-ta#
4. x [...]
5. [...]
reverse
1. igi ma-an-szum2
2. 1(disz)# lugal-geszkim#-zi dumu# ur#-{d}nin-urta#
3. 1(disz)# lu2-sa6-ga
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4. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
5. iti udru{duru5} u4? 3(disz)? ba-zal?
6. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
seal 1
1. szesz-kal-la
2. dumu ur-du-[x]

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NATN, 204

    [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.

  • history: Iraq 5 (p. 157-179), 171 11

    [Fish1938Iraq5] Fish, Thomas. 1938. “The Sumerian City Nippur in the Period of the Third Dynasty of Ur.” Iraq 5: 157–79. https://doi.org/10.2307/4241631.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 09031
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.11.03
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2015-03-13 at 12:46:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-29 at 13:41:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:51 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004139 (composite) (P456849) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 204 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120902.
NATN 204 artifact entry (No. P120902). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120902 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 204 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120902 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120902},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P120902
LB  - CDLI:P120902
M1  - 2025/12/5/
TI  - NATN 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120902
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 204 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120902.
NATN 204 artifact entry (No. P120902). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120902 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 204 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120902 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120902},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P120902
LB  - CDLI:P120902
M1  - 2025/12/5/
TI  - NATN 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120902
ER  -
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