JANES 18, 41 01 (P200667)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 55-21-130

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of loaves; copy of a tablet?; 7x14x2 lines; 6.8x4.1)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. [...] ninda gur 5(disz) sila3 zi3-ta
2. 1(barig) 4(ban2) ninda i3 gur
3. iti szu#-numun-a
4. 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 ninda gur
5. 5(disz) <sila3> zi3-ta 2(barig) ninda i3
6. iti {gesz}apin-du8-a
7. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) ninda gur
8. 9(disz) sila3 zi3# 2(barig) ninda i3
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5
10. 7(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) [...]
11. 2(disz) ninda [...]
12. 1(barig) 9(disz) sila3 x [...]
13. mu us2-sa gir13#-[tab{ki}] ba#-[hul]
reverse
1. [...]
2. 1(disz) [...]
3. 1(asz) [...]
4. iti [...]
5. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) gur# [...]
6. 3(u) x ninda i3 [...]
7. 4(gesz'u) 2(u) gi ninda [...]
8. 1(u) [...]
9. 2(u) gi [...]
10. iti sze#-sag11-ku5
11. 3(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(disz) sila3 ninda gur
12. 3(disz) sila3 ninda i3 gur
13. 1(barig) 9(disz) sila3 zi3-ta
14. 4(u) 7(disz) bur-gi x ku6
15. 1(u) 5(disz) bur-gi a-szar-x
16. 2(u) 5(disz) bur-gi kam-nam
17. mu {gesz}na2 {d}inanna ba-dim2
  edition has {d}nanna ?
left
1. szuku? lugal
  or 1(gesz'u) ninda ?
2. gaba-ri kiszib3 en-um-{d}suen

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Account of loaves; copy of a tablet?; 7x14x2 lines; 6.8x4.1)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: JANES 18 (pp. 31-51), 41 01

    [van de Mieroop1986JANES18] Van De Mieroop, Marc. 1986. “Nippur Texts from the Early Isin Period.” Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society, New York 18 (1): 31–51.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 55-21-130
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 2N-T0686
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  • Findspot Comments:

    OI/UM 1949-50: TB dump

  • Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ishbi-Erra.05.12.00 (us2 year), Ishbi-Erra.06.12.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: Ishbi-Erra.05.12.00 (us2 year) to Ishbi-Erra.06.12.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-20 at 18:58:42 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-09-22 at 07:53:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:32:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“JANES 18, 41 01 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200667.
JANES 18, 41 01 artifact entry (No. P200667). (2024, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200667 (Original work published 2002)
JANES 18, 41 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200667 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
@misc{2024JANES,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {JANES 18, 41 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200667},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200667},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“JANES 18, 41 01 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200667.
JANES 18, 41 01 artifact entry (No. P200667). (2024, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200667 (Original work published 2002)
JANES 18, 41 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200667 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
@misc{2024JANES,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {JANES 18, 41 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200667},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200667},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P200667
LB  - CDLI:P200667
M1  - 2025/12/6/
TI  - JANES 18, 41 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200667
ER  -
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