NATN 618 (P121316)
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 29-15-509Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Account of prices and silver values; 12x11 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [x] gin2#-a 2(u) ma#-na#-[am3]
3. ku3#-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
4. 6(disz) ma-na {d}nin-eb-tum
5. 1(disz) gin2-a 1(u) ma-na-am3
6. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze
7. 4(disz) ma-na bu3-lu-num2
8. 1(disz) gin2-a 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na-am3
9. ku3-bi 2(u) sze
10. 4(disz) ma-na SZIM
11. 1(disz) gin2-a 3(disz) ma-na-am3
12. ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
13. 2(disz) ma-na dam-szi-lum
reverse
1. [x] gin2#-a 1(asz) gu2-am3
2. ku3#-bi 6(disz) [sze]
3. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gig gal
4. 1(disz) gin2-a 5(disz) sila3-am3
5. ku3-bi 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze
6. 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gig tur
7. 1(disz) gin2-a 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-am3
8. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
9. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 1(u) 4(disz) sze ku3 SZIM hi?-a
10. [x] GIR2@g AN? IG
blank space
11. [...]
line uncertain
obverse
1. [...]
2. [x] gin2#-a 2(u) ma#-na#-[am3]
3. ku3#-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze
4. 6(disz) ma-na {d}nin-eb-tum
5. 1(disz) gin2-a 1(u) ma-na-am3
6. ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze
7. 4(disz) ma-na bu3-lu-num2
8. 1(disz) gin2-a 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na-am3
9. ku3-bi 2(u) sze
10. 4(disz) ma-na SZIM
11. 1(disz) gin2-a 3(disz) ma-na-am3
12. ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
13. 2(disz) ma-na dam-szi-lum
reverse
1. [x] gin2#-a 1(asz) gu2-am3
2. ku3#-bi 6(disz) [sze]
3. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gig gal
4. 1(disz) gin2-a 5(disz) sila3-am3
5. ku3-bi 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 4(disz) sze
6. 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gig tur
7. 1(disz) gin2-a 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-am3
8. ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2
9. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 1(u) 4(disz) sze ku3 SZIM hi?-a
10. [x] GIR2@g AN? IG
blank space
11. [...]
line uncertain
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 (Account of prices and silver values; 12x11 lines)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 618
[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 29-15-509
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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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| 2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:48:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:51 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:59 | 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 (025492) (025492)
- Penn Museum (566217) (566217)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-15-509) (UM.29-15-509)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 618 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121316.
NATN 618 artifact entry (No. P121316). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121316 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 618 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121316 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
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