CTMMA 1, 002 (P221687)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 62.70.096

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] tur#-tur
2. [n] la2 [x x]
column 2
1. ur-sag-kesz3
2. 1(barig@c) he2-gu7
blank line
reverse
blank

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P221687
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221687

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number	MMA 62.70.096
Accession Number

References

primary: Biggs, CTMMA 1, 2

[Biggs1988CTMMA1] Biggs, Robert D. 1988. “Early Dynastic Texts (Nos. 1-5).” In Tablets, Cones, and Bricks of the Third and Second Millennia B.C., edited by Ira Spar, 3–5. Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 1. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-27 at 16:32:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 14:00:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-10-03 at 05:25:40	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Khait, Ilya	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-06-22 at 05:59:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-08-27 at 10:42:27	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221687.

CTMMA 1, 002 artifact entry (No. P221687). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221687 (Original work published 2003)

CTMMA 1, 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221687 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221687},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221687},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CTMMA 1, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221687.

CTMMA 1, 002 artifact entry (No. P221687). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221687 (Original work published 2003)

CTMMA 1, 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221687 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {CTMMA 1, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221687},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221687},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P221687
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - CTMMA 1, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221687
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