NATN 940 (P121637)
Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 55-21-224Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Receipt of barley loan with interest; Nippur calendar; 6x9 lines;4.3x3.6)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur
2. masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
3. ki ri-ba-ga-da-ta
4. ur-li
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti kin-{d}inanna
reverse
1. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
2. 1(disz) a2-zi-da
3. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re szu-i
4. 1(disz) i-ri-ib nar
5. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
6. iti sig4 su-su-dam
7. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur
2. masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
3. ki ri-ba-ga-da-ta
4. ur-li
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti kin-{d}inanna
reverse
1. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
2. 1(disz) a2-zi-da
3. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re szu-i
4. 1(disz) i-ri-ib nar
5. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
6. iti sig4 su-su-dam
7. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
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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primary: NATN, 940
[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.: UM 55-21-224
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Excavation No: 3N-T0053
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.06.00, Ibbi-Suen.03.03.00
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- Accounting Period: Ibbi-Suen.02.06.00 to Ibbi-Suen.03.03.00
| 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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| 2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2015-12-11 at 09:41:51 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:48:49 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:25:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:23:09 | 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 (025809) (025809)
- Penn Museum (567813) (567813)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.55-21-224) (UM.55-21-224)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 940 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121637.
NATN 940 artifact entry (No. P121637). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121637 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 940 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121637 (Accessed: September 5, 2025).
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