NATN 296 (cast) (P120994)
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 09776Period
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
1. 1(asz) sze gur |GAxX| [x]
2. 1(asz) gur ki lugal-szuba3-ta
blank space
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 3(ban2) sze ni-za-ad
6. 3(ban2) igi-kar2 di-ni-li2
7. [...] igi-kar2 gu3-de2-a
8. [x] {d}dam-gal-nun-na
9. [x] x zi3 dub-dub
10. [x {d}]dam-gal-nun-na-sze3
reverse
1. [...] zi3 dub-dub
2. [x] giri3?-gi4-lu{ki}
3. 1(ban2) en-nam
4. 2(ban2) e-lu-lu
5. 8(disz) sila3 nig2-sa10-am3 zu2-lum
6. 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra tu7
7. 5(disz) sila3 nig2-sa10-am3 ku6 duru5
8. zi-ga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
9. dam lu2-dingir-ra
10. 3(disz) sila3 ninda a2-zi-da
11. x sze-lu2 [x]
12. 1(ban2) ka x gu
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 x sza3-gal GA2#? [...]
left
1. szunigin 2(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur ba-zi-ga#
2. iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u) [...]
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur |GAxX| [x]
2. 1(asz) gur ki lugal-szuba3-ta
blank space
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 3(ban2) sze ni-za-ad
6. 3(ban2) igi-kar2 di-ni-li2
7. [...] igi-kar2 gu3-de2-a
8. [x] {d}dam-gal-nun-na
9. [x] x zi3 dub-dub
10. [x {d}]dam-gal-nun-na-sze3
reverse
1. [...] zi3 dub-dub
2. [x] giri3?-gi4-lu{ki}
3. 1(ban2) en-nam
4. 2(ban2) e-lu-lu
5. 8(disz) sila3 nig2-sa10-am3 zu2-lum
6. 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra tu7
7. 5(disz) sila3 nig2-sa10-am3 ku6 duru5
8. zi-ga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
9. dam lu2-dingir-ra
10. 3(disz) sila3 ninda a2-zi-da
11. x sze-lu2 [x]
12. 1(ban2) ka x gu
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 x sza3-gal GA2#? [...]
left
1. szunigin 2(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur ba-zi-ga#
2. iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u) [...]
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, 296 (cast)
[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 09776
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.05.20
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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 metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2017-02-28 at 17:16:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:47:49 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:53 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (025171) (025171)
- Penn Museum (583984) (583984)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.9776) (CBS.9776)
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Cite this Artifacts
“NATN 296 (Cast) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120994.
NATN 296 (cast) artifact entry (No. P120994). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120994 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 296 (cast) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120994 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).
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