NATN 685 (P121383)
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 29-15-990Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Land allotments; 10x13x1 line)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2# [...]
2. apin {d}EN-x-[...]
3. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 x [...]
4. apin ur-{d}iszkur#
5. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
6. apin szesz-kal-la
7. [1(esze3) GAN2 apin a-ab]-ba#
8. 2(bur3) GAN2 apin lugal-[...]
9. nu-banda3 lugal#-ma2-gur8-re
10. a-sza3 bar-rim4-gu-la
reverse
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 apin ur-{d}iszkur
2. 2(esze3) GAN2 apin lu2-dingir-ra
3. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 apin ur-szu#-mah
4. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 apin er3-ra-dan
5. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 apin an-du-lul
6. nu-banda3 lugal-ezem
7. 1(bur3) GAN2 apin du-u2
8. 1(bur3) GAN2 szesz-kal-la
9. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 apin ur-[...]
10. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 apin x-[...]
11. 2(esze3) GAN2 [...]
12. nu-banda3 [...]
13. a-sza3 di-[...]
left
1. szabra lugal-ma2-gur8-re
obverse
1. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2# [...]
2. apin {d}EN-x-[...]
3. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 x [...]
4. apin ur-{d}iszkur#
5. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
6. apin szesz-kal-la
7. [1(esze3) GAN2 apin a-ab]-ba#
8. 2(bur3) GAN2 apin lugal-[...]
9. nu-banda3 lugal#-ma2-gur8-re
10. a-sza3 bar-rim4-gu-la
reverse
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 apin ur-{d}iszkur
2. 2(esze3) GAN2 apin lu2-dingir-ra
3. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 apin ur-szu#-mah
4. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 apin er3-ra-dan
5. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 apin an-du-lul
6. nu-banda3 lugal-ezem
7. 1(bur3) GAN2 apin du-u2
8. 1(bur3) GAN2 szesz-kal-la
9. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 apin ur-[...]
10. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 apin x-[...]
11. 2(esze3) GAN2 [...]
12. nu-banda3 [...]
13. a-sza3 di-[...]
left
1. szabra lugal-ma2-gur8-re
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 allotments; 10x13x1 line)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 685
[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 29-15-990
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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 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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| 2011-07-22 at 13:48:28 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:23:01 | 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 (025559) (025559)
- Penn Museum (566677) (566677)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-15-990) (UM.29-15-990)
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Cite this Artifacts
“NATN 685 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121383.
NATN 685 artifact entry (No. P121383). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121383 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 685 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121383 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).
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