NATN 231 (P120929)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 09157Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 8(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
3. 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zu2-lum#
4. 1(barig) 3(ban2) imgaga3
5. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
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reverse
1. puzur4-ma-ma
2. szu ba-ti
3. sza3 unu{ki}
4. giri3 ur-{d}suen
5. iti nesag
6. mu kar2-har{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 8(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
3. 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zu2-lum#
4. 1(barig) 3(ban2) imgaga3
5. ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
blank space
reverse
1. puzur4-ma-ma
2. szu ba-ti
3. sza3 unu{ki}
4. giri3 ur-{d}suen
5. iti nesag
6. mu kar2-har{ki} ba-hul
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
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 231
[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 09157
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.24.04.00
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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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| 2016-07-28 at 15:41:32 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:47:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:26 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:52 | 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 (025108) (025108)
- Penn Museum (583747) (583747)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.9157) (CBS.9157)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 231 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120929.
NATN 231 artifact entry (No. P120929). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120929 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 231 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120929 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
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