NATN 261 (P120959)
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 09255Period
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
beginning broken
1'. [...] x-ga [...]
2'. [...] an-da-[...]
3'. [...] ti-la-ni-ma-hi-x
4'. [...] a-a-iri-mu
5'. [...] me-an-na-x-ba
6'. 1(ban2) [...] ur-{d}iszkur
7'. 2(ban2) tu-ra-am-i3-li2
8'. 3(ban2) ba-za-za
9'. 3(ban2) 5(disz) im-ti-dam
10'. 3(ban2) 5(disz) igi-imma-uz-iri
11'. 3(ban2) 5(disz) dam [...]
12'. 2(ban2) 5(disz) im-ti#-[dam min-kam]
13'. 2(ban2) 5(disz) tu#-[...]
14'. 2(ban2) 5(disz) ri-[...]
reverse
1. 2(ban2) 5(disz) lu2#-[...]
2. 2(ban2) 5(disz) [...]
3. 2(ban2) 5(disz) MUNUS-[...]
4. 2(ban2) 5(disz) in-x-[...]
5. 2(ban2) 5(disz) ar-bi2-[...]
6. 2(ban2) be-li2-tu-[...]
7. 2(ban2) be-ti-im-x
8. 2(ban2) me-{d}nin-[...]
9. 2(ban2) {d}nin-gal-ama-mu
10. [...] x 5(disz)# en-ne2-ma-[x]-gi
11. [...] ur2-tum-szesz i-ri-ib
12. za x x
13. [...] {d}nanna#
14. [...] sza3 x [...]
rest broken
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x-ga [...]
2'. [...] an-da-[...]
3'. [...] ti-la-ni-ma-hi-x
4'. [...] a-a-iri-mu
5'. [...] me-an-na-x-ba
6'. 1(ban2) [...] ur-{d}iszkur
7'. 2(ban2) tu-ra-am-i3-li2
8'. 3(ban2) ba-za-za
9'. 3(ban2) 5(disz) im-ti-dam
10'. 3(ban2) 5(disz) igi-imma-uz-iri
11'. 3(ban2) 5(disz) dam [...]
12'. 2(ban2) 5(disz) im-ti#-[dam min-kam]
13'. 2(ban2) 5(disz) tu#-[...]
14'. 2(ban2) 5(disz) ri-[...]
reverse
1. 2(ban2) 5(disz) lu2#-[...]
2. 2(ban2) 5(disz) [...]
3. 2(ban2) 5(disz) MUNUS-[...]
4. 2(ban2) 5(disz) in-x-[...]
5. 2(ban2) 5(disz) ar-bi2-[...]
6. 2(ban2) be-li2-tu-[...]
7. 2(ban2) be-ti-im-x
8. 2(ban2) me-{d}nin-[...]
9. 2(ban2) {d}nin-gal-ama-mu
10. [...] x 5(disz)# en-ne2-ma-[x]-gi
11. [...] ur2-tum-szesz i-ri-ib
12. za x x
13. [...] {d}nanna#
14. [...] sza3 x [...]
rest broken
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, 261
[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 09255
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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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| 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 13:47:47 | 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 (025138) (025138)
- Penn Museum (583796) (583796)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.9255) (CBS.9255)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 261 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120959.
NATN 261 artifact entry (No. P120959). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120959 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 261 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120959 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
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