NATN 985 (P121682)
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 058737Period
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
column 1
1. [...] tur-ra
2. NI lu2#-giri17-zal
3. x szu-esz18-dar
4. 1(disz) a-a-du-gal2
5. 1(disz) szu-ma-mi-tum
6. 1(disz) ku3-ga-ni
7. engar! ka-gar
8. 1(disz) ma-szum2
9. 1(disz) a-ri-szu-ni
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.MES.GA|)
11. engar lu2-{d}nin-urta
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
13. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-mu
14. 1(disz) i-di3-lum
15. 1(disz) nigar{gar}-ki-du10
16. engar lugal-du-[x]
17. [...]
18. [...]-me
19. [...]
column 2
1. 1(disz) giri3-ni-[i3-sa6?]
2. engar-gu-ka-ka#?
3. 1(disz) ba-ga-ga
4. 1(disz) a-da-lal3
5. engar tul2-ta
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broken
obverse
column 1
1. [...] tur-ra
2. NI lu2#-giri17-zal
3. x szu-esz18-dar
4. 1(disz) a-a-du-gal2
5. 1(disz) szu-ma-mi-tum
6. 1(disz) ku3-ga-ni
7. engar! ka-gar
8. 1(disz) ma-szum2
9. 1(disz) a-ri-szu-ni
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.MES.GA|)
11. engar lu2-{d}nin-urta
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
13. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-mu
14. 1(disz) i-di3-lum
15. 1(disz) nigar{gar}-ki-du10
16. engar lugal-du-[x]
17. [...]
18. [...]-me
19. [...]
column 2
1. 1(disz) giri3-ni-[i3-sa6?]
2. engar-gu-ka-ka#?
3. 1(disz) ba-ga-ga
4. 1(disz) a-da-lal3
5. engar tul2-ta
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reverse
broken
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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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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 985
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: IM 058737
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No: 3N-T0820
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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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| 2017-05-30 at 10:55:34 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:48:52 | 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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| 2009-06-03 at 10:33:09 | 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 (025853) (025853)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 985 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121682.
NATN 985 artifact entry (No. P121682). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121682 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 985 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121682 (Accessed: October 18, 2025).
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