NATN p. 50 catalogue (P257046)

Administrative jar excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-16-608

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Jar

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (seal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object jar stopper
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] uri5#-ma
2'. [...] ga-esz{ki} u3 x x
3'. [...] LU2 [...]
reverse
1. x SZIM x x x x
  blank space
  seal impression
right
1. mu e2 puzur4-isz!-{d}da-gan ba-du3
seal 1
  (illegible; cols.)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (seal)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

illegible

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P257046

Physical information

jar stopper

Artifact type Jar
jar stopper
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 29-16-608
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: NATN, p. 50

    [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.

    catalogue


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 10:14:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-08-26 at 11:39:55 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-08-26 at 11:37:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NATN p. 50 Catalogue Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257046.
NATN p. 50 catalogue artifact entry (No. P257046). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257046 (Original work published 2005)
NATN p. 50 catalogue artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257046 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“NATN p. 50 Catalogue Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257046.
NATN p. 50 catalogue artifact entry (No. P257046). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257046 (Original work published 2005)
NATN p. 50 catalogue artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257046 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257046},
}

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