NATN 262 (P120960)
Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 09258Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar
en: 10 shekels silver,
de: 10 Sekel Silber,
2. a2 ur-du6-ku3-ga-x
en: labor of Ur-dukuga,
de: Arbeitsleistung des Ur-du-kuga,
3. mu 1(disz)-am3 an-na-DU
en: in one year ...,
de: (während) eines Jahres ...,
4. ki PA-u2-ta
en: from PA’u
de: von PA-u
5. ur-du6-ku3-ga-ke4
en: did Ur-dukuga
de: hat Ur-du-kuga
6. szu ba-ti
en: recieve;
de: empfangen;
7. tukum-bi#
en: if
de: falls er
8. u4 1(disz)-am3# [ga2-la in-dag]
en: for 1 day he does not work,
de: für einen Tag die Arbeit aussetzt,
reverse
1. sze 3(ban2)-ta ag2-e-da
en: that 3 ban2 barley for each (day) will be weighed out,
de: dass er 3 (ban) (für) jeden (Tag) darmessen wird,
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
en: the royal name he invoked;
de: hat er beim königlichen Namen geschworen;
3. 1(disz) PA-da
en: 1 PAda,
de: 1 PAda,
4. 1(disz) ur-tum-al sa12-du5
en: 1 Ur-Tummal, chief surveyor,
de: 1 Ur-Tummal, der Katasterleiter,
5. 1(disz) szesz-kal#-la dumu du-du
en: 1 Šeškalla, son of Dudu,
de: 1 Šeškalla, der Sohn des Dudu,
6. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
en: are the witnesses;
de: sind dabei die Zeugen;
7. iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba#-zal-ta
en: from month: “NENEgar,” the 15th day completed,
de: von “NENEgar”, ab dem 15. vollendeten Tag,
8. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
en: year: “Simurrum was destroyed.”
de: Jahr: “Simurum wurde zerstört”.
obverse
1. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar
en: 10 shekels silver,
de: 10 Sekel Silber,
2. a2 ur-du6-ku3-ga-x
en: labor of Ur-dukuga,
de: Arbeitsleistung des Ur-du-kuga,
3. mu 1(disz)-am3 an-na-DU
en: in one year ...,
de: (während) eines Jahres ...,
4. ki PA-u2-ta
en: from PA’u
de: von PA-u
5. ur-du6-ku3-ga-ke4
en: did Ur-dukuga
de: hat Ur-du-kuga
6. szu ba-ti
en: recieve;
de: empfangen;
7. tukum-bi#
en: if
de: falls er
8. u4 1(disz)-am3# [ga2-la in-dag]
en: for 1 day he does not work,
de: für einen Tag die Arbeit aussetzt,
reverse
1. sze 3(ban2)-ta ag2-e-da
en: that 3 ban2 barley for each (day) will be weighed out,
de: dass er 3 (ban) (für) jeden (Tag) darmessen wird,
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
en: the royal name he invoked;
de: hat er beim königlichen Namen geschworen;
3. 1(disz) PA-da
en: 1 PAda,
de: 1 PAda,
4. 1(disz) ur-tum-al sa12-du5
en: 1 Ur-Tummal, chief surveyor,
de: 1 Ur-Tummal, der Katasterleiter,
5. 1(disz) szesz-kal#-la dumu du-du
en: 1 Šeškalla, son of Dudu,
de: 1 Šeškalla, der Sohn des Dudu,
6. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
en: are the witnesses;
de: sind dabei die Zeugen;
7. iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba#-zal-ta
en: from month: “NENEgar,” the 15th day completed,
de: von “NENEgar”, ab dem 15. vollendeten Tag,
8. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
en: year: “Simurrum was destroyed.”
de: Jahr: “Simurum wurde zerstört”.
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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primary: NATN, 262
[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.
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history: Englund, Robert K., CDOG 4 (2012) 126, 150,
[sec15514] N.d.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: CBS 09258
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.05.15
- Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
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- Accounting Period: 0
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 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 |  |
| 2015-06-12 at 09:52:39 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2014-03-16 at 14:45:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:47:47 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:24:27 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:22:52 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved | |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (025139)
- Penn Museum (583799)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.9258)
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