NATN 450 (P121148)

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 13720 + CBS 13841

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. 9(disz) gu4 apin 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4
2. 1(gesz2) la2 1(disz) lu2 hun-ga2
3. 5(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 si-ma-num2
4. nu-banda3 ka-sa6-sa6
5. 9(disz) gu4 apin 8(disz) sza3-gu4
6. 4(u) 2(disz) lu2 hun-ga2
7. 2(u) 5(disz) erin2 e2-mar-za
8. nu-banda3 lugal-{d}isztaran
9. 9(disz) gu4 apin 1(u) 8(disz) sza3-gu4
10. 2(u) 3(disz) lu2 hun-ga2
11. 1(u) 3(disz) erin2 e2-mar-za
12. nu-banda3 lugal-inim-gi-na
13. 8(disz) gu4 apin 5(disz) sza3-gu4
14. 3(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2# hun-ga2
reverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) erin2 e2-mar-za
2. nu-banda3 ur-{d}da-mu
3. 3(u) 5(disz)
4. szunigin 3(u) 5(disz) gu4 apin
5. szunigin 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4
6. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) lu2 hun-ga2
7. szunigin 5(u) erin2 e2-mar-za
8. szunigin 5(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 si-ma-num2
9. gurum2 ak u4 1(disz)-kam
10. iti kin-{d}inanna u4 7(disz) ba-zal
11. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P121148

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 13720 + CBS 13841
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: NATN, 450

    [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 09:54:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-20 at 09:55:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:56 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“NATN 450 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121148.
NATN 450 artifact entry (No. P121148). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121148 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 450 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121148 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 450 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121148},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“NATN 450 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121148.
NATN 450 artifact entry (No. P121148). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121148 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 450 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121148 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 450 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121148},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121148
LB  - CDLI:P121148
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - NATN 450 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121148
ER  - 
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