NATN 292 & 297 (cast) (P120995)

Legal 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 09767 & CBS 09780

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
tablet
1. 2(disz) gin2 igi 4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
2. ki ur-sukkal-ta
3. a2-ba-e2
4. szu ba-ti
5. iti-ta u4 1(u) 3(disz)
6. su-su-dam
7. mu lugal-bi al-pa3
reverse
1. igi un-da-ga
2. dumu la-la-az
3. 1(disz) lu2-gir-gi4-lu-ki
4. dumu giri3-ni
5. 1(disz) a2-zi-da
6. dumu bur-ma-ma
7. 1(disz) szu-{d}er3-ra lu2 azlag2
  blank space
8. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
9. iti gu4-si-su u4 1(disz) zal-la
10. mu us2-sa-a ki-masz2{ki} mu ab-us2
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 igi 4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
2. ki ur-sukkal-ta
3. a2-ba-a
4. szu ba-ti
5. iti-ta u4 1(u) 3(disz)
6. su-su-da
7. ab-du11
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi pa3
2. igi un-da-ga dumu la-la-az
3. lu2-ha-gi4-lu-ki
4. a2-zi-da
5. szu-{d}er3-ra lu2 azlag2
  blank space
6. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
7. iti gu4-si-su
8. u4 1(disz) zal-la
seal 1
1. a2-ba-[x]
2. dumu gu4-DISZ-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, 292 & 297 (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 09767 & CBS 09780
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.02.01 (us2 year)
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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
2017-10-21 at 11:29:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2013-12-15 at 15:52:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:53 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 001855 (composite) (P454565) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 292 & 297 (Cast) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120995.
NATN 292 & 297 (cast) artifact entry (No. P120995). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120995 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 292 & 297 (cast) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120995 (Accessed: November 25, 2025).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 292 & 297 (cast) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120995},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P120995
LB  - CDLI:P120995
M1  - 2025/11/25/
TI  - NATN 292 & 297 (cast) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120995
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 292 & 297 (Cast) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120995.
NATN 292 & 297 (cast) artifact entry (No. P120995). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120995 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 292 & 297 (cast) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120995 (Accessed: November 25, 2025).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 292 & 297 (cast) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120995},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P120995
LB  - CDLI:P120995
M1  - 2025/11/25/
TI  - NATN 292 & 297 (cast) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120995
ER  -
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