CBS 11666 (P266807)

Administrative tablet 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

CBS 11666

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative ((Obv)7x(Rev)7 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n gur]
2'. igi-bi n [...]
3'. inim-sa6-[...]
4'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) [gur]
5'. igi-bi 3(barig) 4(ban2)# [...]
6'. ur-AN-x x [x]
7'. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) gur#
8'. igi-bi 3(barig) 4(ban2)# [...]
reverse
1. lu2 za-ri2-iq
2. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) gur igi-bi 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz)#? sila3#?
3. lu2-lal3-ta
4. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) gur igi-bi 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3#
5. lugal-za3-e
6. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) gur igi-bi x? 3(barig) 4(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3
  rest broken
left
  (drafts?)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative ((Obv)7x(Rev)7 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P266807

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
obv. partially damaged, UE. broken off

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 11666
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • history: NATN, p. 31

    [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.

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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 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 01:22:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CBS 11666 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P266807.
CBS 11666 artifact entry (No. P266807). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266807 (Original work published 2005)
CBS 11666 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266807 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CBS 11666 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266807},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266807},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CBS 11666 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P266807.
CBS 11666 artifact entry (No. P266807). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266807 (Original work published 2005)
CBS 11666 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266807 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024CBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CBS 11666 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266807},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266807},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P266807
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CBS 11666 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P266807
ER  - 
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