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Sale Documents 003 (P200654)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

AUAM 73.1110

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale document)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sag nita
2. nig2-sa10-ma-ni
3. 3(disz) la2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
4. lugal-he2-gal2-e
5. szesz-kal-la nu-{gesz}{ki}kiri6 dumu am-ma-ma-ra
written nu-{ki}{gesz}kiri6
6. in-szi-sa10
7. igi ur-du6 ad-kup4
8. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 lu2 azlag2
9. lugal-ezem dumu la-ni-a
reverse
1. gub-ba-ni
2. dumu szu-da-zu-ra
3. giri3-ni sanga
4. dumu lu2-{d}inanna
5. ha-li2-li2 dam?-gar3?
6. dumu lugal-gi?-[...]
7. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
8. dumu inim-zi-da-ka
9. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
10. iti gan-gan-<<pa>>-e3
11. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3-a

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)

Collections

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Sale document)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: FAOS 17, no. 3

[Steinkeller1989SaleDocuments] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1989. Sale Documents of the Ur-III-Period. Vol. 17. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AUAM 73.1110
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.09.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-03-23 at 19:18:40	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:57:52	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:32:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:23	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (031613) (031613)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Sale Documents 003 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P200654.

Sale Documents 003 artifact entry (No. P200654). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200654

Sale Documents 003 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200654 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

@misc{2002Sale,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Sale {Documents} 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200654},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P200654
LB  - CDLI:P200654
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - Sale Documents 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200654
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Sale Documents 003 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P200654.

Sale Documents 003 artifact entry (No. P200654). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200654

Sale Documents 003 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200654 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

@misc{2002Sale,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Sale {Documents} 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200654},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P200654
LB  - CDLI:P200654
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - Sale Documents 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200654
ER  -