NATN 407 (P121105)

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 13130

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. [5(disz) sila3 kasz] 5(disz) sila3 zi3
2. [1(disz) i3 id]-gur2
3. i-szar-ra-hi
4. 1(barig) kasz du 1(barig) zi3 munu4 lugal
5. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
6. elam szi-ma-asz-gi4{ki} nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
7. giri3 i-szar-ra-hi
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
9. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
10. lu2-ma2#?-gan-na sukkal
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
12. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
reverse
1. il-ma-su-e2-a
2. e2-kiszib3-ba ga2-ga2-de3 gen-na
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
4. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
5. pu5#-ra-lum lu2 kas4
6. lu2 aga3 lugal gen-na
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
8. 1(disz) sila3 id-gur2
9. an-gar3 lu2 kas4
10. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz 9(disz) sila3 zi3
11. lu2 szar2-ra-ab-du gen-na
12. [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
13. [1(disz) i3] id-gur2
14. [...] x x e2-gal-ta gen-na
15. [u4] 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
16. [iti amar-a-a]-si

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/P121105

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 13130
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: NATN, 407

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

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 407 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121105.
NATN 407 artifact entry (No. P121105). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121105 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 407 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121105 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 407 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121105},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121105},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 407 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121105.
NATN 407 artifact entry (No. P121105). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121105 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 407 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121105 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 407 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121105},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121105},
}

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PY  - 2024
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TI  - NATN 407 artifact entry
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