NATN 747 (P121444)
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
N 0620Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Account of land; measures; 7x8 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [sahar-bi] 4(disz)# sar 1(u) x [...]
2'. 3(u) 7(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda dagal 1(disz) <<1/2(disz)?>> kusz3 sukud 1/2(disz) sar 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
3'. sahar-bi 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar u2-bi 4(disz) <1/2(disz)?> sar 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
calculation: 37 x 1/2 x 1! = 18.5 (?); (18 1/2 + 4 6/8 = 37.5/60 x 37 ?)
4'. 1(gesz2) ninda gid2 5(disz) kusz3 dagal 1(disz) kusz3 sukud 1/2(disz) sar-ta
reverse
1. sahar-bi 2(u) 5(disz) sar u2-bi 5(disz) sar
calculation: 60 x 5/12 x 1 = 25; (and 25 + 5 = 1/2 x 60)
2. 1(u) 5(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda dagal 2(disz) kusz3 sukud 2/3(disz)-ta
3. sahar-bi 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar u2-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
calculation: 15 x 6/12 x 2 = 15; (and 7.5 + 2.5 = 2/3 x 15)
4. [n] ninda# gid2 5(disz) kusz3 dagal 1/3(disz) 5(disz) gin2
5. [sahar-bi n] 4(disz)# kusz3# [...]
rest broken
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [sahar-bi] 4(disz)# sar 1(u) x [...]
2'. 3(u) 7(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda dagal 1(disz) <<1/2(disz)?>> kusz3 sukud 1/2(disz) sar 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
3'. sahar-bi 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar u2-bi 4(disz) <1/2(disz)?> sar 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
calculation: 37 x 1/2 x 1! = 18.5 (?); (18 1/2 + 4 6/8 = 37.5/60 x 37 ?)
4'. 1(gesz2) ninda gid2 5(disz) kusz3 dagal 1(disz) kusz3 sukud 1/2(disz) sar-ta
reverse
1. sahar-bi 2(u) 5(disz) sar u2-bi 5(disz) sar
calculation: 60 x 5/12 x 1 = 25; (and 25 + 5 = 1/2 x 60)
2. 1(u) 5(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda dagal 2(disz) kusz3 sukud 2/3(disz)-ta
3. sahar-bi 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar u2-bi 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
calculation: 15 x 6/12 x 2 = 15; (and 7.5 + 2.5 = 2/3 x 15)
4. [n] ninda# gid2 5(disz) kusz3 dagal 1/3(disz) 5(disz) gin2
5. [sahar-bi n] 4(disz)# kusz3# [...]
rest broken
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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- Condition Description: fragment; loe end
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- Genre(s): Administrative (Account of land; measures; 7x8 lines)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 747
[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.: N 0620
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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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| 2012-04-23 at 09:33:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:48:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:25:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:23:02 | 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 (025621) (025621)
- Penn Museum (569382) (569382)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (N.620) (N.620)
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Cite this Artifacts
“NATN 747 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121444.
NATN 747 artifact entry (No. P121444). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121444 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 747 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121444 (Accessed: February 28, 2026).
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