NATN 865 (P121562)

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 A30052

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. zu2-lum [ninda]
2. za3 1(u)
3. lugal-ezem
reverse
1. x [...]
  blank space
2. mu# en {d}[inanna] masz2-e i3-pa3
seal 1
1. lugal-a2-zi-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-ni-li2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121562

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 2N-T0676
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

References

  • primary: NATN, 865

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:32:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:07 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 865 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121562.
NATN 865 artifact entry (No. P121562). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121562 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 865 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121562 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 865 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121562},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121562},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 865 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121562.
NATN 865 artifact entry (No. P121562). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121562 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 865 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121562 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 865 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121562},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121562},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121562
LB  - CDLI:P121562
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - NATN 865 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121562
ER  - 
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