NATN 255 (P120953)
Legal 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 09241Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sag nita
2. nam-dumu mu-ni-im
3. nig2-sa10-ma-ni
4. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar-sze3
5. a2-zi-da dumu lugal-gaba-ke4
6. iri-na dumu ma2-gur8-re-ka
7. in-szi-sa10
8. ur-zigum?-ma u3 ur-{d}suen
9. szesz-a-ni-me
10. inim nu-ga2-ga2-ne
11. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz2
12. igi bur-{d}ma-ma dam-gar3-sze3
reverse
1. ab-ba-mu dumu szu-ad-mu
2. lugal-an-ne2 dumu nu-u2-a
3. ur-sukkal dumu lugal-iti-da
4. ur-ki-es3 dub-sar
5. ka-sa6-sa6 dumu x
6. ad-da-kal-la dumu ur-ki-es3
7. a-mur-dingir-lum dumu i-ri-ib
8. in-ta dumu lugal-engar-du10
9. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
10. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
obverse
1. 1(disz) sag nita
2. nam-dumu mu-ni-im
3. nig2-sa10-ma-ni
4. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar-sze3
5. a2-zi-da dumu lugal-gaba-ke4
6. iri-na dumu ma2-gur8-re-ka
7. in-szi-sa10
8. ur-zigum?-ma u3 ur-{d}suen
9. szesz-a-ni-me
10. inim nu-ga2-ga2-ne
11. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz2
12. igi bur-{d}ma-ma dam-gar3-sze3
reverse
1. ab-ba-mu dumu szu-ad-mu
2. lugal-an-ne2 dumu nu-u2-a
3. ur-sukkal dumu lugal-iti-da
4. ur-ki-es3 dub-sar
5. ka-sa6-sa6 dumu x
6. ad-da-kal-la dumu ur-ki-es3
7. a-mur-dingir-lum dumu i-ri-ib
8. in-ta dumu lugal-engar-du10
9. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
10. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-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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primary: NATN, 255
[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 09241
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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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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| 2017-07-22 at 14:33:48 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-04-17 at 17:36:49 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:47:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:27 | 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 (025132) (025132)
- Penn Museum (439281) (439281)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.9241) (CBS.9241)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 255 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120953.
NATN 255 artifact entry (No. P120953). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120953 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 255 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120953 (Accessed: September 10, 2025).
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