NATN 852 (P121549)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A30037

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dalla ku3-sig17 ki-la2-bi 2(u) sze#
2. 2(disz) dalla ku3-babbar ki-la2-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2#
3. 1(disz) szu-gur ku3-sig17# ki-la2-bi 2/3(disz) [x]
4. 1(disz) szu-gur# ku3-babbar ki-la2-bi 1(disz) [...]
5. 1(disz) tu-ti-da ku3-[babbar ki-la2-bi ...]
6. 3(disz) x-x-x-x-x hi-a x x
7. 1(disz) x [...] hi-a 1(u) 4(disz) [x]
8. 1(disz) ki-x-x-x x {d}ku3-si-[x]
9. [...] x x x 1/3(disz) gin2 x
10. 1(disz) sze-NE# [x] zabar ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2
11. 1(disz) tu-ti-da zabar
12. 3(u) szu-gur zabar
13. 1(disz) dub-sa-du3 zabar
14. 1(disz) gir2 szu-i zabar
15. 1(disz) szen uruda
16. 1(disz) szen szu4 uruda
17. 2(disz) gal uruda
18. 2(disz) za-hum{um} uruda
19. 1(disz) x-la2 uruda
20. 1(disz) gir2 udu szum uruda
21. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
22. ku3 nig2-sa10-am3-bi 1(disz) gin2
23. 5(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2
24. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za
25. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5
26. 1(disz) tug2 ba-tab duh-hu-um
27. 1(disz) tug2 gu2-[x]
28. 1(disz) tug2 [...]
29. 1(disz) tug2 a2-[...]
30. 1(disz) tug2 gu2-e3
31. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-dag
32. 2(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 tug2 nig2-lam2#
33. 1(disz) [...] U x x
reverse
1. [x] tug2 wu-ru-um
2. [...] 2(disz) tug2 bar-si
3. 1(disz) bar-si# gada
4. 1(u) 6(disz) tug2 hi-a [...] HI# tug2 bar-si hi-a
5. 1(disz) [...]-GAN?
6. 2(disz) [...] u-x-GAN
7. 2(disz) [...]-GAN su-hi-KU
8. 2(disz) [...] x am-um
9. [...] 1(disz) [...] x zu-hu tur
10. [...] 1(disz) [...] me-LAGAB-x-x
11. [...] 1(disz) [...] x ba-a-x
12. 1(disz) [...] DISZ kesz2
13. 1(disz) [...]-ba-am3
14. 1(disz) [...] x-ba-am3
15. 1(disz) [...] x kesz2#-kesz2
16. 1(disz) [...] masz2 {d}lamma ki-mah
17. ku3-x [...]-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
18. 1(disz) [...] x nig2 szu tak4-a {d}lamma-igi-du#
19. a2 [...]
20. 1(disz) [...] x ku3-sig17 ki-la2-bi# [x] sze
21. [...] ku3-babbar ki-la2-bi 1(u) sze
22. [...] x x x ku3 si-ga-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
23. 1(disz) [...] uruda tur
24. 1(disz) [...] uruda
25. 1(disz) gal{uruda#}
26. 1(disz) za-hum{uruda#}
27. 1(disz) a-la2 [x]
28. 1(disz) dalla ku3-babbar 1(u) sze ba-zi#
29. giri3 la-gaba
30. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5
31. 1(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3
32. 1(disz) tug2 wu-ru-um
33. 1(disz) dug szu4-gan
34. 1(disz) dalla ku3-babbar 1(u) sze
35. dug lahtan2 ba-a-dul9 ba-bil2
36. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 dug lahtan2 {d}lamma-igi-du ba-a-dul9 ba-bil2
37. a2 nam-kur-ra-kam
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Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121549

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 2N-T0644
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A30037
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 025723
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) ec2b4d16-332c-43f0-800f-2c4e5c01998f

References

  • primary: NATN, 852

    [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.

  • history: Fs Sigrist (pp. 287-301), 296

    [Zettler2008FsSigrist] Zettler, Richard L. 2008. “Context and Text: Nippur Area TB Level IV and the ‘Archive’ of Lama-Palil.” In On the Third Dynasty of Ur. Studies in Honor of Marcel Sigrist, edited by Piotr Michalowski, 1:287–301. Journal of Cuneiform Studies - Supplemental Series. Boston.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-30 at 10:03:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:35:38 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:07 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 852 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121549.
NATN 852 artifact entry (No. P121549). (2024, October 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121549 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 852 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121549 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 30},
	title = {NATN 852 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121549},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 852 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121549.
NATN 852 artifact entry (No. P121549). (2024, October 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121549 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 852 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121549 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 30},
	title = {NATN 852 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121549},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121549
LB  - CDLI:P121549
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - NATN 852 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121549
ER  -
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