Nisaba 34, 1125 (P507381)

Administrative bulla excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

RBC 03266

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object bulla
surface a1
1. 3(u) udu niga
2. 1(u) 1(disz) udu u2
3. 1(disz) udu bar-ba zi-ga
4. 4(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
5. 2(disz) masz2
6. {d}szara2 umma{ki}
7. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2
8. {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
9. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
10. bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
11. 1(disz) udu u2 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
12. 1(disz)# masz2
surface a2
1. {d#}nin#-ur4-ra
2. 3(disz) udu niga 5(disz) udu u2
3. 2(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
4. {d}gu-la umma{ki}
5. 1(disz) udu {d}en-lil2
6. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
7. balag u4 nu2-a
8. 4(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2
9. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
10. {d}szul-[gi]
surface a3
1. 3(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu# [u2]
2. {d}amar-{d}suen#
3. 3(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2
4. {d}szu-{d}suen
5. 1(disz) udu u2 {d}szu-{d}suen 2(disz@t)-kam
6. udu sa2-du11 dingir#-[re]-ne
7. ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
8. kiszib3 gu-du-du
9. iti min-esz3
10. mu {d}[i]-bi2#-{d#}suen# [lugal]
surface b
1. lugal#-nesag-e u3 lu2-du10-ga# im#-gi#-sza
blank space
seal impression
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. gu-du-du
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da-ga
4. ensi2
5. umma{ki}
6. ARAD2-zu

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

J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Bulla
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: YRBC, 1125

[OzakiYRBC] Ozaki, Tohru, Marcel Sigrist, and Sergio Tang. 2023. The Rosen Collection Texts at the Yale Peabody Museum. Nisaba 34. Roma: Arbor Sapientiae Editore.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: RBC 03266
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.07.00 ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-18 at 19:34:40	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Wagensonner, Klaus		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-04-11 at 05:13:43	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-01-20 at 07:15:55	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2020-03-04 at 15:44:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2017-12-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Frayne, Douglas R.; Wagensonner, Klaus	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (RBC.3266) (RBC.3266)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005940 (composite) (P458650)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Ibbi-Suen.03.12.00, Šū-Suen.09.00.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 34, 1125 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P507381.

Nisaba 34, 1125 artifact entry (No. P507381). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507381 (Original work published 2017)

Nisaba 34, 1125 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507381 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507381},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 34, 1125 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P507381.

Nisaba 34, 1125 artifact entry (No. P507381). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507381 (Original work published 2017)

Nisaba 34, 1125 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507381 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Nisaba 34, 1125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507381},
}

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