NATN 915 (P121612)
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 A30113Period
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. a#-sza3# [...]
2. a#-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7#
3. 7(disz) ninda sag
4. 1(u) 2(disz) ninda gid2
5. a-sza3-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sar
6. un-da-ga
7. 1(u) ninda sag
8. 1(u) ninda gid2
reverse
1. a-sza3-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) sar
2. ARAD2-sa6-ga
3. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda sag
4. 1(u) ninda# gid2
5. a-sza3-bi 3(u) 7(disz)# sar
6. mu# ha-ni
7. [x] ninda sag
left
1. 1(u) 5(disz) sar al ak
obverse
1. a#-sza3# [...]
2. a#-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7#
3. 7(disz) ninda sag
4. 1(u) 2(disz) ninda gid2
5. a-sza3-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sar
6. un-da-ga
7. 1(u) ninda sag
8. 1(u) ninda gid2
reverse
1. a-sza3-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) sar
2. ARAD2-sa6-ga
3. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda sag
4. 1(u) ninda# gid2
5. a-sza3-bi 3(u) 7(disz)# sar
6. mu# ha-ni
7. [x] ninda sag
left
1. 1(u) 5(disz) sar al ak
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, 915
[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 A30113
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Excavation No: 3N-T0028
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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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| 2011-07-22 at 13:48:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:25:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:23:08 | 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 (025785) (025785)
- Oriental Institute Integrated Database (1672a4c7-472f-45de-a9ca-85bea1fefd36) (1672a4c7-472f-45de-a9ca-85bea1fefd36)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 915 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121612.
NATN 915 artifact entry (No. P121612). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121612 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 915 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121612 (Accessed: October 29, 2025).
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