Nisaba 32, 017 (P322503)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 48-03-001

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of women (towing?) a boat.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
2. u4 4(disz)-sze3
3. tug2 ma2-a si-ga
4. ugula lu2-sa6-i-zu
reverse
1. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam
2. lu2-{d}szara2
  blank space
3. iti pa4-u2-e
4. mu us2-sa ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}szara2
2. dumu al-la sukkal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Record of women (towing?) a boat.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

sealed; inscribed "Lu-Shara, son of Alla the messenger" (Mayr 382). #

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P322503

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 35.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 48-03-001
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190336

References

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 17

    [Notizia2019Nisaba32] Notizia, Palmiro. 2019. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Rosen Collection. Nisaba 32. Messina: DICAM.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-09-29 at 06:16:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 017 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322503.
Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry (No. P322503). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322503
Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322503 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322503},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 017 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322503.
Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry (No. P322503). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322503
Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322503 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322503},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322503
LB  - CDLI:P322503
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322503
ER  - 
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