Nisaba 32, 127 (P324697)

Legal tablet 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 50-02-028

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Loan of barley without interest, with witnesses.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 46.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(ban2) sze gur
2. masz2 nu-tuku
3. ki x x x-e-ta
4. an-ne2-[...]
reverse
1. szu ba-an-ti
2. 1(disz) pu3-zu-zu
3. 1(disz) ur-mes
4. 1(disz) ku3-{d}nanna
5. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
6. iti szu-esz-sza
7. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. an-ne2-[...]
2. dumu [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Loan of barley without interest, with witnesses.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

sealed; inscribed "Anni-..., son of ...".

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/P324697

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 46.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Uncertain provenance.
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 50-02-028
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190418

References

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 127

    [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 11:32:52 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, 127 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324697.
Nisaba 32, 127 artifact entry (No. P324697). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324697
Nisaba 32, 127 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324697 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324697},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324697
LB  - CDLI:P324697
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324697
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 32, 127 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324697.
Nisaba 32, 127 artifact entry (No. P324697). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324697
Nisaba 32, 127 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324697 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324697},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324697
LB  - CDLI:P324697
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324697
ER  -
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