NATN 301 (cast) (P120999)

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, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 09788

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [x] 2(barig) sze gur
2. ur#-{d}da-mu dumu dal-ha
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur lu5-u2 nagar
4. 1(asz) 2(barig) gur ur-dam nagar
5. 1(asz) gur lu2-{d}inanna dam-gar3
6. dumu ur-li
7. 2(asz) gur sag-ku5-us2
8. 1(barig) 2(ban2) la-ni sagi
9. 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
10. ur-{d}utu dumu la-gi-ip
11. 4(barig) sze im-ti-dam sza3-gu4
12. 4(ban2) lugal-he2-gal2
reverse
1. 1(asz) ziz2 gur ur-{d}suen
2. szesz a-a-mu dub-sar-mah
3. 2(barig) ziz2 nam-ha-ni
4. dumu ur-{d}bil3
5. 6(asz) la2 3(ban2) gur szesz-kal-la
6. dumu ur-li sipa
7. [...] ziz2 ur-{d}da-mu
8. 2(ban2) ur-{d}utu dumu la#-gi-ip
  blank space
9. [szunigin ...] 2(u) 8(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur
10. [x] ur5-ra mu-kux(DU)
11. [iti] szu#-numun u4 3(u) zal-la
12. [mu] us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan-na ba-du3-a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P120999

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 09788
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: NATN, 301 (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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:41:33 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:30:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:53 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“NATN 301 (Cast) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120999.
NATN 301 (cast) artifact entry (No. P120999). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120999 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 301 (cast) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120999 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 301 (cast) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120999},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120999},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“NATN 301 (Cast) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P120999.
NATN 301 (cast) artifact entry (No. P120999). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P120999 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 301 (cast) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P120999 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 301 (cast) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P120999},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P120999},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P120999
LB  - CDLI:P120999
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - NATN 301 (cast) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P120999
ER  - 
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