NATN 856 (P121553)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USAMuseum Number
OIM A30045Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) ur-i7#-da
2. 7(disz) szesz-kal-la
3. 7(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
4. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) szu-ma-ma
5. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 3(disz)
6. 1(u) ARAD2 e2-A#?
7. ($ blank space $) 4(u) 3(disz)
reverse
1. la2-ia3 1(u) 7(disz)
2. lu2 ur3-ra-me
3. 5(u) 4(disz) erin2 muhaldim-me
4. la2-ia3 6(disz) erin2
5. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) erin2
6. szunigin la2-ia3 2(u) 3(disz) erin2
(initially 60 each of lu2 ur3-ra and erin2 muhaldim)
obverse
1. 1(u) ur-i7#-da
2. 7(disz) szesz-kal-la
3. 7(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
4. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) szu-ma-ma
5. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 3(disz)
6. 1(u) ARAD2 e2-A#?
7. ($ blank space $) 4(u) 3(disz)
reverse
1. la2-ia3 1(u) 7(disz)
2. lu2 ur3-ra-me
3. 5(u) 4(disz) erin2 muhaldim-me
4. la2-ia3 6(disz) erin2
5. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) erin2
6. szunigin la2-ia3 2(u) 3(disz) erin2
(initially 60 each of lu2 ur3-ra and erin2 muhaldim)
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
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 856
[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.: OIM A30045
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Excavation No: 2N-T0659
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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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| 2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Ozaki Tohru | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 09:57:14 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:48:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:25:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:23:07 | 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 (025727) (025727)
- Oriental Institute Integrated Database (d3c3019c-bd06-4a79-9244-c79eea1709ea) (d3c3019c-bd06-4a79-9244-c79eea1709ea)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 856 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121553.
NATN 856 artifact entry (No. P121553). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121553 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 856 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121553 (Accessed: October 21, 2025).
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