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TCBI 2/2, 42 (P381696)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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Museum Collection(s)

Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy

Museum Number

BdI C 50

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
2. ki ARAD2-mu-ta
3. u4?-ti-a
4. i3-dab5
reverse
1. iti sig4 u4 5(disz) zal-la
seal impression
2. mu en-unu6 en {d}inanna ba-hun-ga2
seal 1
illegible

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)

Collections

Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: TCBI 2/2, II-42

[D’Agostino2006TCBI2/1] Pomponio, Francesco, and Franco d’Agostino. 2006. “Le Tavolette Neo-Sumeriche.” In Tavolette Cuneiformi Di Varia Provenienza Delle Collezioni Della Banca d’Italia, edited by Francesco Pomponio, Marten Stol, and Aage Westenholz, 2:69–157. Roma: Banca d’Italia.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BdI C 50
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.03.05
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 15:04:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:55:36	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169751) (169751)

Seals

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

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

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“TCBI 2/2, 42 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P381696.

TCBI 2/2, 42 artifact entry (No. P381696). (2007, December 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381696

TCBI 2/2, 42 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381696 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2007TCBI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {dec 12},
	title = {TCBI 2/2, 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381696},
}

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DA  - 2007/12/12/
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LB  - CDLI:P381696
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - TCBI 2/2, 42 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCBI 2/2, 42 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P381696.

TCBI 2/2, 42 artifact entry (No. P381696). (2007, December 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381696

TCBI 2/2, 42 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381696 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2007TCBI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {dec 12},
	title = {TCBI 2/2, 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381696},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/12/12/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P381696
LB  - CDLI:P381696
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - TCBI 2/2, 42 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381696
ER  -