Nisaba 32, 119 (P324650)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 50-01-027

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Ballum received cereals from Apilati, on loan, with witnesses.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) sze lugal
2. sze ur5-ra masz ga2-ga2
  blank space
  seal impression
3. ki a#-bi-a-ti-ta
4. ba-al-lum szu-ku6
reverse
1. szu ba-an#-[ti]
2. igi en-[...]
3. igi ur-sa6-ga#
  blank space
  seal impression
4. iti# ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
5. [mu] us2#-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ba-al-[lum]
2. dumu x-NE-[x]
3. muhaldim {d}x-[x]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Ballum received cereals from Apilati, on loan, with witnesses.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

sealed; inscribed "Ballum, son of Abil-..., cook to Shulgi."

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324650

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 43.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Temple Archive.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 50-01-027
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190532

References

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 119

    [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
2020-10-05 at 06:40:40 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 32, 119 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324650.
Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry (No. P324650). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324650
Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324650 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	month = {apr 6},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324650},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P324650
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 32, 119 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324650.
Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry (No. P324650). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324650
Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324650 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324650},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324650
LB  - CDLI:P324650
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324650
ER  - 
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