CBS 07951 + N 0060 (P262902)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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

CBS 07951 + N 0060

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Consignments of grain etc.; (Obv)(i)3x(ii)12x(iii)10x(Rev)(iv)6x(v)16x(vi)14x(vii)16 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
3'. [...] x
  rest broken
column 3
1. PAP lugal-dingir-ku3-ga?
2. 1(barig@c)# nin-ku3-zu
3. [lu2]-nisi-ga
4. [n (x)]-x-AD2#
5. [...]
6. 2(ban2@c) ur#-{d}inanna#
7. 2(ban2@c) lugal-en-nu
8. usz2 ma2?-gid2? iri?
9. 1(barig@c) iti?-da
10. 1(barig@c)#? nin-sza3!?-a
11. [...]-ka#?
12. [...]-alam#?
  rest broken
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 2(ban2@c)# [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. 2(ban2@c) nin#-ki#?-[...]
7. 2(ban2@c) en-an-na#-[(x)]
8. 1(barig@c) nin-a-ra2-x
9. PAP gesz-da
10. PAP nig2-gi4-DU#?
11. PAP nin-[x]
12. 3(ban2@c) um-mi-[a?]
13. [x x] x [x]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c) [...]
2'. 4(u@c)# [...]
3'. sze# [...] la2 1(ban2@c) [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
1'. [...]-ga#?-ni#?
2'. 2(ban2@c) nin-e2
3'. 2(ban2@c) sag-lu2
4'. 2(ban2@c) nin-e2-na
5'. 2(ban2@c) szu2-sza
6'. 2(ban2@c) geme2-{d}en-lil2
7'. 1(asz@c)# bi2#-za-za
8'. 2(ban2@c) nin-[...]
9'. [...]
10'. 2(ban2@c)# [...]
11'. PAP lugal#-[...]
12'. PAP hu-[...]
13'. 1(disz@t) na-ba-[x]
14'. 1(disz@t) nin-igi-sze3#-[(x)]
15'. 1(disz@t) x-[...]
16'. 1(disz@t) x-[...]
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. 2(ban2@c) [x]-ama#?-mu#
2'. 1(barig@c) x-kalam-da
3'. 2(ban2@c) GAN-szubur
4'. 2(ban2@c) {d}en-lil2-la-nam#?-gi4
5'. 1(barig@c) nin-uszur3#-mu
6'. 1(barig@c) nin-KA-gi-na
7'. 2(ban2@c) sag-en-ne2
8'. 2(ban2@c)# [...]-nin#-ni#
9'. 2(ban2@c) GAN-{d}suen
10'. 1(barig@c) nin-nig2-ni
11'. 2(ban2@c) nin-gesz
12'. usz2 nin-en-nu
13'. 1(barig@c) e2-zi
14'. 1(barig@c) ur2-ku3
column 4'
1'. [...]-x
2'. [x x]-x-sze3#
3'. 1(disz@t) al!?-{d}en-lil2
4'. um-ma-me
5'. 2(ban2@c) ama-ki
6'. dumu {d}nin-lil2-ga2!
7'. 2(ban2@c) GAN-szubur
8'. sag ama-e2#
9'. 1(disz@t) ($ blank $)
10'. 1(disz@t) ($ blank $)
11'. 1(disz@t) ($ blank $)
12'. 1(disz@t) ($ blank $)
13'. dumu ama-kalam-ma-me
14'. dumu nu-siki-me
15'. usz2#? szusz3-szusz3
16'. [x (x)]-x-bara2?-ge
column 5'
  beginning broken
  rest blank

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: mid. u. part, ruled
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Consignments of grain etc.; (Obv)(i)3x(ii)12x(iii)10x(Rev)(iv)6x(v)16x(vi)14x(vii)16 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 07951 + N 0060
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

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Cite this Artifact
“CBS 07951 + N 0060 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262902.
CBS 07951 + N 0060 artifact entry (No. P262902). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262902 (Original work published 2005)
CBS 07951 + N 0060 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262902 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
@misc{2023CBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CBS 07951 + {N} 0060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262902},
}

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