MVN 03, 219 (P113779)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0512

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) udu nig2-sa10-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) <gin2> 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. bu-ga-num2 dam-gar3
3. dingir-e2 u3 i-di3-lum-ra in-ne-szi-sa10
4. na-ah-szu-bala gab2-gi-bi-im
5. udu-bi udu zuh-a ba-an-kux(KWU636)
6. bu-ga-num2 u3 na-ah-szu-bala
7. ni2-zu ba-an-kux(KWU636)-re-esz2
8. 7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ziz2-da udu-sze3 ba-la2
9. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
reverse
1. nig2-sa10 udu-sze3 ba-la2
2. dingir-e2 u3 i-di3-lum su-su-de3
3. na-ah-szu-bala-ra ba-an-szi-kux(KWU636)-re-esz2
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz2
5. 1(disz) szesz-ki-lu5-la szabra
6. 1(disz) a-ri-a kuruszda
7. 1(disz) {d}utu-an-dul3 dam-gar3
8. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal lunga
9. 1(disz) lu2-kal-la ku3-dim2
10. 1(disz) da-an-zi-bu ar3-ar3
11. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz2
12. iti sze-sag11-ku5
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13. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
1. 3(disz) udu nig2-sa10-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) <gin2> 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. bu-ga-num2 dam-gar3 dingir-e2 u3 i-di3-lum-ra in-ne-szi-sa10
  blank space
  seal impressions
3. na-ah-szu-bala gab2-gi-bi-im
4. udu-bi udu zuh-a ba-an-kux(KWU636)
5. bu-ga-num2 u3 na-ah-szu-bala
6. ni2-zu ba-an-kux(KWU636)-re-esz2
7. 7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ziz2-da udu-sze3 ba-la2
8. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze nig2-sa10 udu-sze3 ba-la2
  blank space
  seal impressions
9. dingir-e2 u3 i-di3-lum su-su-de3
10. na-ah-szu-bala-ra ba-an-szi-kux(KWU636)-re-esz2#
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz2
  blank space
  seal impressions
2. 1(disz) szesz-ki-lu5-la szabra
3. 1(disz) a-ri-a kuruszda
4. 1(disz) {d}utu-an-dul3 dam-gar3
5. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal lunga
6. 1(disz) lu2-kal-la ku3-dim2
7. 1(disz) da-an-zi-bu ar3-ar3
  blank space
  seal impressions
8. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me-esz2
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5
10. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. dingir-e2
2. dumu kur-bi-la-ak
seal 2
1. i-di3-lum
2. dumu lu-lu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MVN 3, 219

    [Owen1975MVN3] Owen, David I. 1975. The John Frederick Lewis Collection. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 3. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: AfO 25, p.111-121, p. 114-115

    [Westbrook1974-1977liability] Westbrook, Raymond, and Claus Wilcke. 1974-1977. “The Liability of an Innocent Purchaser of Stolen Goods in Early Mesopotamian Law.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 25: 111–21.

  • citation: Rendre la justice, p.35-68, no. 27

    [Lafont2000textes-judiciaires] Lafont, Bertrand. 2000. “Les Textes Judiciaires Sumériens.” In Rendre La Justice En Mésopotamie. Archives Judiciaires Du Proche-Orient Ancien (IIIe-Ier Millénaires Avant J.-C.), edited by Francis Joannès, 35–68. Temps & Espaces. Saint Denis: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes.

  • citation: Neumann, RAI 38, 085 n. 27,

    [sec99005] N.d.

  • citation: FAOS 17, p. 330-332 no. S. 1

    [Steinkeller1989SaleDocuments] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1989. Sale Documents of the Ur-III-Period. Vol. 17. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • citation: Fs Hirsch = WZKM 86, p.449-459, p. 449

    [Westbrook1996zíz.da] Westbrook, Raymond. 1996. “Zíz.Da / Kiššātum.” Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes 86: 449–59.

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  • Museum No.: FLP 0512
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-03-01 at 11:45:00 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 13:29:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:17:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:14:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:56 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002166 (composite) (P454876) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.01.12.00
CDLI Seals 003009 (composite) (P455719) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.01.12.00

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CDLI Notes:

20120417 englund: cp. ITT 3, 6226, Wilcke, NABU 1990/16, Afo 25, 114-116, Steinkeller, FAOS 17, 085-086 and 330-332, Römer, BiOr 35, 189, ZATW 95, 334

Cite this Artifact
“MVN 03, 219 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113779.
MVN 03, 219 artifact entry (No. P113779). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113779
MVN 03, 219 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113779 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {MVN 03, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113779},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P113779},
}


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