Robertson diss. p. 350, UM 29-15-877 (P256554)
Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 29-15-877Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Economic; 7x6 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze-bi# [...]
2. lu2 iri? [...]
3. 1(barig) ARAD-[...] x x DU
4. kaskal larsa{ki}-ma
5. 1(barig) lu-usz-ta-mar
6. giri3# ta-ba-at-sar-ru-ba
7. 1(disz) ba2 lu2 {d}ri-im-{d}suen-na-da
reverse
1. 1(ban2) mu-sar-me
2. u4 [...]
3. [...] sar? en?
4. [...] a-bi-nu-um
5. [... giri3? el]-li#-tum masz
rest broken
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze-bi# [...]
2. lu2 iri? [...]
3. 1(barig) ARAD-[...] x x DU
4. kaskal larsa{ki}-ma
5. 1(barig) lu-usz-ta-mar
6. giri3# ta-ba-at-sar-ru-ba
7. 1(disz) ba2 lu2 {d}ri-im-{d}suen-na-da
reverse
1. 1(ban2) mu-sar-me
2. u4 [...]
3. [...] sar? en?
4. [...] a-bi-nu-um
5. [... giri3? el]-li#-tum masz
rest broken
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (Economic; 7x6 lines)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Robertson diss, 350, UM 29-15-877
[Robertson1981diss] Robertson, John F. 1981. “Redistributive Economies in Ancient Mesopotamian Society: A Case Study from Isin-Larsa Period Nippur.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.
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- Museum No.: UM 29-15-877
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin.--.--.--
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-06-12 at 18:36:12 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-06-12 at 18:33:33 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2016-12-30 at 13:25:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-12-29 at 07:06:16 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (566574) (566574)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-15-877) (UM.29-15-877)
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Cite this Artifact
“Robertson Diss. p. 350, UM 29-15-877 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P256554.
Robertson diss. p. 350, UM 29-15-877 artifact entry (No. P256554). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256554 (Original work published 2005)
Robertson diss. p. 350, UM 29-15-877 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256554 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
year = {2024},
month = {jun 12},
title = {Robertson diss. p. 350, {UM} 29-15-877 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P256554},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256554},
}
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