NATN 484 + NATN 488 (P121182)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 13758 & CBS 13797 + CBS 13813 + CBS 13814 + CBS 13815

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 6(disz) sze kam?
2. masz2 5(disz) gin2 1(disz) gin2-ta
3. kiszib3-ta tur-ra
4. iti sig4-szub-ba-gar-ra
5. ki# ur#-me#-me-ta
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. in-da-gal2
2'. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 6(disz)# [sze x]
2. masz2 5(disz)# [gin2 1(disz) gin2-ta]
3. kiszib3-ta# [tur-ra]
4. iti sig4-[...]
5. ki ur-me-me#-[ta]
6. ur-nigar{gar} ME? in-da-gal2
reverse
  (impression on inside of envelope)
  beginning broken
1'. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
seal 1
1. ur-nigar[{gar}]
2. dumu da-da

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: NATN, 484 + 488

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 13758 & CBS 13797 + CBS 13813 + CBS 13814 + CBS 13815
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.02.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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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
2017-01-08 at 12:57:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-12-31 at 11:18:50 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:57 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000484 (composite) (P430580) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Hattori diss. p. 392Hattori diss. p. 392

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 484 + NATN 488 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121182.
NATN 484 + NATN 488 artifact entry (No. P121182). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121182 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 484 + NATN 488 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121182 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 484 + {NATN} 488 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121182},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121182},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 484 + NATN 488 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121182.
NATN 484 + NATN 488 artifact entry (No. P121182). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121182 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 484 + NATN 488 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121182 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 484 + {NATN} 488 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121182},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121182},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121182
LB  - CDLI:P121182
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - NATN 484 + NATN 488 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121182
ER  -
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