NATN 404 (P121102)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 13125

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) kasz du lugal
2. bu-ga muszen-du3
3. ki muszen-na-sze3 du-ni
4. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du u4 2(u)-kam
5. lugal-nesag-e sukkal
6. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz u4 2(u)-kam
7. nu-u3-du7 aga3-us2 iszib
8. 1(barig) kasz u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
9. nam-ha-ni sukkal
10. 3(ban2) kasz u4 6(disz)-kam
11. dingir-dan ugula zi-gum2-ma
12. 1(barig) 5(ban2) kasz u4 2(u)-kam
13. ad-da sukkal
reverse
1. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz u4 2(disz)-kam
2. lu2-sa6-ga sukkal
3. 3(ban2) kasz u4 6(disz)-kam
4. ur-[x]-x lu2 {gesz}tukul#-gu-la
5. lu2 {gesz}tukul ri-na-|KAxX|-me
  blank space
6. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121102

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 13125
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: NATN, 404

    [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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-02 at 21:41:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-02 at 21:38:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:31:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:55 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 404 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121102.
NATN 404 artifact entry (No. P121102). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121102 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 404 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121102 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 404 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121102},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 404 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121102.
NATN 404 artifact entry (No. P121102). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121102 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 404 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121102 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 404 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121102},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121102
LB  - CDLI:P121102
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - NATN 404 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121102
ER  - 
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