NATN 964 (P121661)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058355

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]-x [...] x [...] x
2. [...] x 1(u) ku6 4(asz) gu2? sar
3. lugal-engar-du8
4. 1(barig) kasz 1(ban2) zi3-gu
5. 1(ban2) dabin [...] 5(disz) ku6
6. szesz-kal-la
7. [...] 3(ban2) kasz 2(disz) dug? du-x
8. [...] tug2 gu
9. [...] x sze [x]
10. 1(u) 4(disz) ku6 u4-du11-ga-ni#
11. 3(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) x
column 2
1. [...] hu-wa-wa#
2. 1(asz) szah2 ad?-da#?
3. ur-{d}ba-ba6 u2-szul
4. 1(disz) gu2? sar szum2
5. ur-{d}en-ki
6. 6(disz) pesz2-gesz#-gi#
7. szu-ku-bu-um
8. 1(barig) kasz 1(disz) dug DU-sa
9. 3(ban2) ninda 1(gesz2) 4(disz) gesz-lu
10. 1(disz) ti-lu 5(disz) ku6
11. na-lu5
12. 6(disz) ku6
13. 1(asz) gu2? sar
reverse
column 1
1. bu-la-x-[x]
2. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda
3. 5(disz) ku6
4. PA? udu muhaldim?
5. 3(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda
6. 1(barig) kasz 3(ban2) dabin
7. 1(u) 2(disz) ku6
8. en-u2-szim
9. 1(barig) 3(ban2) lal3? 3(ban2) szita#?-nun
10. [x] 2(disz) x [x] tug2
11. 1(u) ku6 kal-la nu-banda3
12. 3(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda
13. du11-ga-mu
14. [x]-x-in
column 2
1. 1(u) gu2? sar
2. [x] a2-la-mu
3. [...] zu2-lum
4. [...] x
5. [...] x
6. [...] x
7. [...] x
8. [...]-ra
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P121661

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 3N-T0180
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 058355
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 025832

References

  • primary: NATN, 964

    [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
2017-11-26 at 11:51:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:09 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 964 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121661.
NATN 964 artifact entry (No. P121661). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121661 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 964 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121661 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 964 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121661},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121661},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 964 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121661.
NATN 964 artifact entry (No. P121661). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121661 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 964 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121661 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 964 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121661},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121661},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121661
LB  - CDLI:P121661
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - NATN 964 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121661
ER  -
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