Nisaba 32, 136 (P324808)

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 50-03-112

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Quantities of barley and wool, and their equivalent silver values.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 41.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] sze gur
2. [ku3]-bi 2(disz) gin2
3. ka-i7-da-ta
4. giri3 dingir-ra-mu dumu# ma-a-x
5. 4(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki
6. ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu pa3-da
2. 4(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3#-babbar#
3. [...]-x
4. [giri3 ur]-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu szu-{d}nisaba
5. [x] ku3-babbar
6. [giri3] ad-da-kal-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Quantities of barley and wool, and their equivalent silver values.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Not dated.
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P324808

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 41.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
Umma region ?
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 50-03-112
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190313

References

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 136

    [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
2020-10-06 at 03:21:25 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, 136 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324808.
Nisaba 32, 136 artifact entry (No. P324808). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324808
Nisaba 32, 136 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324808 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 136 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324808},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 32, 136 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324808.
Nisaba 32, 136 artifact entry (No. P324808). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324808
Nisaba 32, 136 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324808 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324808},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324808},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324808
LB  - CDLI:P324808
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 136 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324808
ER  -
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