NATN 870 (P121567)

Tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 55-21-131

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. di-ku5
3. dumu an-na-hi-li-bi
4. sukkal lu2 kas4
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121567

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 2N-T0687
Findspot
Nippur, OI/UM 1949-50: TB 201, level IV 1
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 55-21-131
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: NATN, 870

    [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
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 View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:40 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 870 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121567.
NATN 870 artifact entry (No. P121567). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121567 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 870 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121567 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 870 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121567},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - NATN 870 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 870 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121567.
NATN 870 artifact entry (No. P121567). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121567 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 870 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121567 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 870 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121567},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121567
LB  - CDLI:P121567
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - NATN 870 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121567
ER  - 
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