NATN 451 (P121149)

Administrative tag 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 13721

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4
 en: accounts of seed grain and fodder
3. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 al ak u2 ku5
 en: wages of the men hired to hoe the grass
4. sze-ba giri3-se3-ga {gesz}kiri6
 en: grain rations for the personnel of the orchard
5. di4-di4-la dumu ba-BAD-ke4-ne
 en: the young dumu-baBAD labourers
6. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
 en: amounting to 12 months
7. nig2-ka9-ak siki i3 zu2-lum
 en: accounts of wool, oil and dates
8. sipa nu-{gesz}kiri6-ke4-ne
 en: of the shepherds and gardeners
9. sza3-gal ab2 amar e2-tur3
 en: fodder for the calves of the stockyard
10. sza3-gal amar gu4 apin
 en: fodder for the plow-oxen calves
11. nig2-ka9 ab2 e2-tur3
 en: accounts of the cows of the stockyard
reverse
1. udu eme-gi
 en: eme-gi sheeps
2. udu! gukkal
 en: fat-tailed sheeps
3. szuku ha-la-a
 en: distributed rations
4. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 sahar zi-ga
 en: wages of the men hired for the excavation of earth
5. e-e u2 gur10-a
 en: in the reinforcement works of the dike
6. [a]-sza3 a-ba-al-la
 en: field of Abal
7. [a]-sza3# {gesz}kiri6 zu-ha-ra
 en: field and orchard of Zuḫara
8. [a]-sza3# sag-ub5{ki}
 en: field of Sagub
9. u3 a-sza3 u3-dag-ga
 en: and field of Udaga
10. nig2-ka9-ak a2 erin2-na iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
 en: accounts of wages of the workers, amounting to 12 months
11. i3-gal2
 en: are here;
12. e2 lugal-ku3-zu
 en: house of Lugal-kuzu
13. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
 en: in Girsu
14. ur-me-me szabra
 en: Ur-meme, administrator
15. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: “Šu-Suen is king"

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121149

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 13721
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 025325
Penn Museum (Penn) 587291
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.13721

References

  • primary: NATN, 451

    [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
2025-08-29 at 11:22:01 Chóliz, Guillermo Translation Chóliz, Guillermo Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
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
2019-03-31 at 21:52:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:19:45 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:53:37 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 Artifact

“NATN 451 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121149.
NATN 451 artifact entry (No. P121149). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121149 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 451 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121149 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 451 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121149},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121149},
}


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TI  - NATN 451 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 451 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121149.
NATN 451 artifact entry (No. P121149). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121149 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 451 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121149 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 451 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121149},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121149},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121149
LB  - CDLI:P121149
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - NATN 451 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121149
ER  -
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