BE 03/1, 041 (P105593)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 10424

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of grain; seal impressions; (Obv)5x(Rev)4 lines; 45 X 36 X 11 mm.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) sze gur
2. sza3-gal amar-ra
3. ki ur-{d}ku3-SZIM-ta
4. lugal-nam-tar-re
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{d}suen
2. iti ab-e3
  blank space
3. mu en-am-gal-an-na en {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. amar-szuba2
2. dumu bu-u2
3. lu2-{d}suen
4. dub-sar-tur
  (following Hattori)

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Receipt of grain; seal impressions; (Obv)5x(Rev)4 lines; 45 X 36 X 11 mm.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: BE 3/1, 41

    [Myhrman1910BE3/1] Myhrman, David W. 1910. Sumerian Administrative Documents, Dated in the Reigns of the Kings of the Second Dynasty of Ur, from the Temple Archives of Nippur, Preserved in Philadelphia. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts, Volume 3, Part 1. Philadelphia: Department of Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania.

  • history: Hattori diss., p. 279 (seal)

    [Hattori2002dissertation] Hattori, Atsuko. 2002. “Texts and Impressions: A Holistic Approach to Ur III Cuneiform Tablets from the University of Pennsylvania Expeditions to Nippur.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 10424
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.04.10v.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-01-05 at 03:47:34 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-02-20 at 10:50:59 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:53:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:53 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002348 (composite) (P455058) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 03/1, 041 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105593.
BE 03/1, 041 artifact entry (No. P105593). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105593 (Original work published 2001)
BE 03/1, 041 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105593 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 03/1, 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105593},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105593},
}


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