NATN 453 (P121151)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 13724

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

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tablet
obverse
1. zi3 munu4 bala-a
2. ki kal-la-mu ensi2
3. nig2#-{d}ba-ba6-ke3 x
4. iti# ezem-{d}szul#-gi
5. u4 2(u) 6(disz) zal-la#
6. x 2(u) 7(disz)-a gar-ra
7. x szu-e2-x-ak-sze3
reverse
1. ni#-x-x
2. 1(disz) lugal-engar-du10
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. 1(disz) ba-za-a
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 nu-[banda3]
6. 1(disz) lu2 lunga
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 sza3-gu4
  blank space
8. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
9. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki#} ba-hul
seal 1
1. nig2#-{d}ba-ba6
2. dumu a-tu
3. lu2 x

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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  • primary: NATN, 453

    [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 13724
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.07.26 (Reichskalender)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-06-27 at 21:11:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:47:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:31:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:56 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003944 (composite) (P456654) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 453 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121151.
NATN 453 artifact entry (No. P121151). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121151 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 453 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121151 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121151},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/23/
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TI  - NATN 453 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 453 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121151.
NATN 453 artifact entry (No. P121151). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121151 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 453 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121151 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121151},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121151
LB  - CDLI:P121151
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - NATN 453 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121151
ER  - 
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