NATN 968 (P121665)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058366

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
1. 2(ban2) ninda
2. 1(barig) nin-an-na sipa
3. dumu ur-{d}suen
4. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) diri-sze3 gu2-a-bi
5. a-sza3 e2 en-nu
6. ki ur-{d}suen
reverse
1. iti ku3-SZIM
2. u4 2(u) 5(disz) zal-la
  blank space

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/P121665

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 3N-T0194
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 058366
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 025836

References

  • primary: NATN, 968

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:48:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:25:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:33:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:09 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 968 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121665.
NATN 968 artifact entry (No. P121665). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121665 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 968 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121665 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	month = {jul 23},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121665},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 968 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121665.
NATN 968 artifact entry (No. P121665). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121665 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 968 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121665 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 968 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121665},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121665},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121665
LB  - CDLI:P121665
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - NATN 968 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121665
ER  -
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