NATN 606 (P121304)
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
UM 29-13-964Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Land for cultivation; 9x12x2 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) ninda gid2 3(disz) x-x 1(disz) kusz3 bur3 hi-a-ta
2. a-sza3-bi [x] sar
3. x-[...]-x-pa-e3
4. za-x-x-[...]
5. a-sza3-bi 1(disz) sar 6(disz) 1/2(disz) 1(disz) gin2
6. dag szesz-da-ga
7. 1(u) ninda gid2 a-sza3-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz)? sar
8. lu2-e2-a
reverse
1. 4(disz) ninda gid2 a-sza3 1(disz) sar
2. en-um-mi-i3-li2
3. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 a-sza3-bi 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sar 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
4. bur-lu-ra-bi2
5. 2(u) 2(disz) ninda gid2 a-sza3-bi 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
6. lu2 hun-ga2 iri
7. 3(disz) ninda gid2 a-sza3-bi 2/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2
8. ur-sukkal
9. szunigin 5(u) 6(disz) ninda [...]
left
1. a-sza3-bi 1(u) 4(disz) sar 7(disz) gin2
2. u4#? 2(u) 5(disz) ba#?-zal
obverse
1. 6(disz) ninda gid2 3(disz) x-x 1(disz) kusz3 bur3 hi-a-ta
2. a-sza3-bi [x] sar
3. x-[...]-x-pa-e3
4. za-x-x-[...]
5. a-sza3-bi 1(disz) sar 6(disz) 1/2(disz) 1(disz) gin2
6. dag szesz-da-ga
7. 1(u) ninda gid2 a-sza3-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz)? sar
8. lu2-e2-a
reverse
1. 4(disz) ninda gid2 a-sza3 1(disz) sar
2. en-um-mi-i3-li2
3. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda gid2 a-sza3-bi 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sar 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
4. bur-lu-ra-bi2
5. 2(u) 2(disz) ninda gid2 a-sza3-bi 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
6. lu2 hun-ga2 iri
7. 3(disz) ninda gid2 a-sza3-bi 2/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2
8. ur-sukkal
9. szunigin 5(u) 6(disz) ninda [...]
left
1. a-sza3-bi 1(u) 4(disz) sar 7(disz) gin2
2. u4#? 2(u) 5(disz) ba#?-zal
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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- Genre(s): Administrative (Land for cultivation; 9x12x2 lines)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 606
[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.: UM 29-13-964
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.00.27
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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 metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:48:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:59 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (025480) (025480)
- Penn Museum (565667) (565667)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-13-964) (UM.29-13-964)
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Cite this Artifacts
“NATN 606 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121304.
NATN 606 artifact entry (No. P121304). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121304 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 606 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121304 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).
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