NATN 686 (P121384)
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 29-16-024Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Account of barley; 11x11 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur a-ba-lugal-mu-gin7 lu2 tul2-ta
2. 1(asz) lugal-geszkim-zi i3-du8
3. 1(asz) ba-ri-ba-ri maszkim
4. 1(asz) sa3-si2 maszkim
5. 1(asz) lu2-{d}inanna ma2-lah5
6. 1(asz) a-hu-ki-in
7. 1(asz) 4(ban2) lugal-ezem
8. 2(barig) lugal-inim-gi-na
9. dumu an-ne2-ba-du7 sanga? x
10. 2(barig) lugal-x-x sanga?
reverse
1. [...] x
2. [...] x
3. [...] gaba
4. [...]-asz
5. [...] sze
6. [...] amar
7. [...]-hul
8. [...] x
9. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2)
10. sze ur5-ra ganun iri bar-ra#
11. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur a-ba-lugal-mu-gin7 lu2 tul2-ta
2. 1(asz) lugal-geszkim-zi i3-du8
3. 1(asz) ba-ri-ba-ri maszkim
4. 1(asz) sa3-si2 maszkim
5. 1(asz) lu2-{d}inanna ma2-lah5
6. 1(asz) a-hu-ki-in
7. 1(asz) 4(ban2) lugal-ezem
8. 2(barig) lugal-inim-gi-na
9. dumu an-ne2-ba-du7 sanga? x
10. 2(barig) lugal-x-x sanga?
reverse
1. [...] x
2. [...] x
3. [...] gaba
4. [...]-asz
5. [...] sze
6. [...] amar
7. [...]-hul
8. [...] x
9. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2)
10. sze ur5-ra ganun iri bar-ra#
11. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
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 barley; 11x11 lines)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 686
[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 29-16-024
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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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 (025560) (025560)
- Penn Museum (566860) (566860)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-16-24) (UM.29-16-24)
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Cite this Artifacts
“NATN 686 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121384.
NATN 686 artifact entry (No. P121384). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121384 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 686 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121384 (Accessed: February 28, 2026).
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