NATN 876 (P121573)

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 A30060

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. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) masz2 nu-tuku
2. ki# ur-dun-ta
3. an-ne2 muhaldim
4. szu ba-ti
5. iti sig4-ga su-su-da#
reverse
1. mu lugal pa3
2. igi lugal-a2-zi-da
3. igi ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
4. iti bara2-za3-gar
5. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. an-ne2-mu
2. dumu lugal-mu#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.03.01.00 to Šū-Suen.03.03.00

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P121573

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 2N-T0694
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

References

  • primary: NATN, 876

    [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
2014-08-13 at 08:28:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-12 at 16:11:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:07 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 Artifacts

“NATN 876 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121573.
NATN 876 artifact entry (No. P121573). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121573 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 876 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121573 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 876 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121573},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121573},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“NATN 876 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121573.
NATN 876 artifact entry (No. P121573). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121573 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 876 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121573 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 876 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121573},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121573},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121573
LB  - CDLI:P121573
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - NATN 876 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121573
ER  - 
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