NATN 511 (P121209)
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 15102 + UM 29-15-224Period
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. 2(gesz2) gesz-i3 gur a [...]
2. ur-{d}nusku-ke4 in#?-[...]
3. ad-da-a si2-mu-dar#[{ki}]-sze3
4. ib2-szi-gi4-gi4#
5. ad-da-a-ke4 ku3 a2 mu-a ba-tur bi2-du11
6. ur-{d}nusku-ra
7. u3 usz-bu3-ra-ni-ir
8. lu2# mu-ne-szi-gi4
9. ur#-{d}nusku-ke4 e2 dam-gar3-ra
10. gu3 bi2-de2
11. 3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar szu i3-na-tak4
12. usz-bu3-ra-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a ad-da-a-ka-ra
13. gesz-ge-em la-ba-an-ti
14. ur-{d}nusku-ra-am3!
15. [x] an-na-ab-szum2-mu
16. bi2-du11
17. ur-{d}nusku-ra 1(disz) ma-na ku3-[babbar]
reverse
1. in#-na-szum2
2. [2(disz)] ma#-na ku3-babbar ur-{d}nusku-[ke4]
3. ad#-da-ra si2-mu-dar{ki}-sze3
4. [szu i3-na]-an-tak4
5. [... ad]-da#-ke4#
6. [...] in#-da-an-du11
7. [...] AN#?
8. [...] x U IG?-am3 in-na-du11?
9. [ur-{d}]nusku#-ke4#
10. [mu ad]-da#-a-ka-sze3
11. [n ma-na] ku3-babbar in-la2
12. ad#-da#-a-ke4
13. ur-{d}dumu-zi-da#-ra
14. 2(disz) ma#-na ku3-babbar [x]-a-bi
15. im#-ma-an-ta-e3
16. mu ki-lu-ti-in
17. gi4-gi4-de3
18. ur-{d}nusku-ke4 nu-[...]
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) gesz-i3 gur a [...]
2. ur-{d}nusku-ke4 in#?-[...]
3. ad-da-a si2-mu-dar#[{ki}]-sze3
4. ib2-szi-gi4-gi4#
5. ad-da-a-ke4 ku3 a2 mu-a ba-tur bi2-du11
6. ur-{d}nusku-ra
7. u3 usz-bu3-ra-ni-ir
8. lu2# mu-ne-szi-gi4
9. ur#-{d}nusku-ke4 e2 dam-gar3-ra
10. gu3 bi2-de2
11. 3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar szu i3-na-tak4
12. usz-bu3-ra-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a ad-da-a-ka-ra
13. gesz-ge-em la-ba-an-ti
14. ur-{d}nusku-ra-am3!
15. [x] an-na-ab-szum2-mu
16. bi2-du11
17. ur-{d}nusku-ra 1(disz) ma-na ku3-[babbar]
reverse
1. in#-na-szum2
2. [2(disz)] ma#-na ku3-babbar ur-{d}nusku-[ke4]
3. ad#-da-ra si2-mu-dar{ki}-sze3
4. [szu i3-na]-an-tak4
5. [... ad]-da#-ke4#
6. [...] in#-da-an-du11
7. [...] AN#?
8. [...] x U IG?-am3 in-na-du11?
9. [ur-{d}]nusku#-ke4#
10. [mu ad]-da#-a-ka-sze3
11. [n ma-na] ku3-babbar in-la2
12. ad#-da#-a-ke4
13. ur-{d}dumu-zi-da#-ra
14. 2(disz) ma#-na ku3-babbar [x]-a-bi
15. im#-ma-an-ta-e3
16. mu ki-lu-ti-in
17. gi4-gi4-de3
18. ur-{d}nusku-ke4 nu-[...]
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 511
[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 15102 + UM 29-15-224
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-02-02 at 07:59:15 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:48:09 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:57 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (025385) (025385)
- Penn Museum (588361) (588361)
- Penn Museum (588362) (588362)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.15102) (CBS.15102)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-15-224) (UM.29-15-224)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 511 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121209.
NATN 511 artifact entry (No. P121209). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121209 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 511 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121209 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
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