NATN 939 (P200694)
Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 55-21-385Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Account; 13x8 lines; 8.2x4.0)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [x] ab2 x
3. [x] gu4 mu [x]
4. 2(u)
5. lu2-{d}suen [x]
6. 1(disz) ab2 mu [x]
7. 1(disz) gu4 mu [x]
8. 3(disz) gu4 [x] 1(asz) [x]
9. 4(disz) ab2 mu [...] 1(disz)
10. 1(u) la2 1(disz)
11. lugal-hi?-li-[x]
12. 1(disz) ab2 mu [...] 1(disz)
13. 1(disz) gu4 mu [...] 1(disz)
14. lugal-[...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. 1(disz) [...]
3. 1(disz) gu4# [...]
4. 1(disz) gu4# [...]
1 line blank
5. ur-x-[...]
blank space
obverse
1. [...]
2. [x] ab2 x
3. [x] gu4 mu [x]
4. 2(u)
5. lu2-{d}suen [x]
6. 1(disz) ab2 mu [x]
7. 1(disz) gu4 mu [x]
8. 3(disz) gu4 [x] 1(asz) [x]
9. 4(disz) ab2 mu [...] 1(disz)
10. 1(u) la2 1(disz)
11. lugal-hi?-li-[x]
12. 1(disz) ab2 mu [...] 1(disz)
13. 1(disz) gu4 mu [...] 1(disz)
14. lugal-[...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. 1(disz) [...]
3. 1(disz) gu4# [...]
4. 1(disz) gu4# [...]
1 line blank
5. ur-x-[...]
blank space
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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Account; 13x8 lines; 8.2x4.0)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATN, 939
[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.: UM 55-21-385
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Excavation No: 3N-T0052
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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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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| 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 |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:32:08 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:24:24 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:24 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (025808) (025808)
- Penn Museum (567946) (567946)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.55-21-385) (UM.55-21-385)
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Cite this Artifact
“NATN 939 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200694.
NATN 939 artifact entry (No. P200694). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200694 (Original work published 2002)
NATN 939 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200694 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).
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