NATN 979 (P121676)
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, IraqMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, IraqMuseum Number
IM 058714Period
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. 1(u) 2(disz) kasz saga dug
2. nig2 nag-a lugal
3. giri3# ma2-x-a-ba gub-ba
4. 1(u) 4(disz) kasz saga GIR
5. giri3 ma2 du8-a
reverse
1. maszkim lugal-szu-mah
2. 2(disz) kasz saga dug gal
3. e2-muhaldim#
4. maszkim ur-ga2-gi4?-a
5. ba-zi
6. ki sipa-inim-gi-na-ta
7. iti# du6-ku3
8. sza3-iri
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) kasz saga dug
2. nig2 nag-a lugal
3. giri3# ma2-x-a-ba gub-ba
4. 1(u) 4(disz) kasz saga GIR
5. giri3 ma2 du8-a
reverse
1. maszkim lugal-szu-mah
2. 2(disz) kasz saga dug gal
3. e2-muhaldim#
4. maszkim ur-ga2-gi4?-a
5. ba-zi
6. ki sipa-inim-gi-na-ta
7. iti# du6-ku3
8. sza3-iri
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 979
[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.: IM 058714
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Excavation No: 3N-T0794
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.07.00
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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 13:48:51 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:25:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:23:10 | 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 (025847) (025847)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 979 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121676.
NATN 979 artifact entry (No. P121676). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121676 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 979 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121676 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
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