NATN 518 (P121216)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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 29-13-065 & UM 29-13-066

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of barley loan; seal; 5x5 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur ur5-sze3
2. ki lugal-uszur3-ta
3. lu2-{d}inanna dumu ur-{d}a-ba-ba
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
2. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3-a mu ab-us2-a
envelope
  (not given)
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}inanna
2. dumu ur-ba-ba

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • primary: NATN, 518

    [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 29-13-065 & UM 29-13-066
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.12.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-01-04 at 11:03:55 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:41:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:48:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:24:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:22:57 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003119 (composite) (P455829) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Hattori diss. p. 276Hattori diss. p. 276

Cite this Artifact

“NATN 518 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121216.
NATN 518 artifact entry (No. P121216). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121216 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 518 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121216 (Accessed: October 31, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 518 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121216},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NATN 518 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P121216.
NATN 518 artifact entry (No. P121216). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P121216 (Original work published 2001)
NATN 518 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P121216 (Accessed: October 31, 2025).
@misc{2024NATN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {NATN 518 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P121216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P121216},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P121216
LB  - CDLI:P121216
M1  - 2025/10/31/
TI  - NATN 518 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P121216
ER  - 
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