NATN 439 (P121137)
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 13556Period
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. 4(barig) sze-ba ab-ba-du10-[ga]
2. 3(ban2) {d}iszkur-an-dul3
3. 2(ban2) lu2-sza-lim ARAD2 i3-du8
4. 2(barig) szesz-ki-lu5
1 line blank
5. 2(ban2) ud5-da-gi-re
6. 3(ban2) mu masz2 a-sza3-ga-sze3 ur2-ra-ni-du10
7. sze-ba iti szu-esz5-sza
8. 3(ban2) sze-ba ki-lu5-la
reverse
1. [x] 1(ban2) lu2#-kal-la
2. 1(barig) ur-ki-gu-la
3. 1(barig) da-a-a-ti
1 line blank
4. sze-ba iti ezem-mah
5. sza3 iti szu-esz5-sza-ka szu-ti-a
6. guru7 du6-sa-bar-ra{ki}-ta
1 line blank
7. mu us2-sa [bad3] mar-tu ba-du3
obverse
1. 4(barig) sze-ba ab-ba-du10-[ga]
2. 3(ban2) {d}iszkur-an-dul3
3. 2(ban2) lu2-sza-lim ARAD2 i3-du8
4. 2(barig) szesz-ki-lu5
1 line blank
5. 2(ban2) ud5-da-gi-re
6. 3(ban2) mu masz2 a-sza3-ga-sze3 ur2-ra-ni-du10
7. sze-ba iti szu-esz5-sza
8. 3(ban2) sze-ba ki-lu5-la
reverse
1. [x] 1(ban2) lu2#-kal-la
2. 1(barig) ur-ki-gu-la
3. 1(barig) da-a-a-ti
1 line blank
4. sze-ba iti ezem-mah
5. sza3 iti szu-esz5-sza-ka szu-ti-a
6. guru7 du6-sa-bar-ra{ki}-ta
1 line blank
7. mu us2-sa [bad3] mar-tu ba-du3
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, 439
[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 13556
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.09.00, Šū-Suen.05.10.00 (us2 year) (Reichskalender)
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- Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.05.09.00 to Šū-Suen.05.10.00 (us2 year) (Reichskalender)
| 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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| 2011-07-22 at 13:47:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:56 | 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 (025313) (025313)
- Penn Museum (587214) (587214)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.13556) (CBS.13556)
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Cite this Artifacts
“NATN 439 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121137.
NATN 439 artifact entry (No. P121137). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121137 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 439 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121137 (Accessed: February 28, 2026).
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