Nisaba 32, 183 (P325838)

Administrative 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 52-02-015

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of strong beer, barley and brewer)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

85.0 mm × 47.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) dug dida du#
2. x-kal#-la
3. 2(disz)# u-bar-tum
4. 2(disz) a-lu5-lu5
5. 1(disz) dam lu2-dingir-ra#
6. 1(disz) la-qi3-ip
7. 1(disz) a-ti-ti
8. dumu la-qi3-ip
9. 1(disz) lugal-engar
10. 2(disz) qu2-ra-du
11. 1(disz) esz18-dar-BAD3{ri}
12. 1(disz) dam za-ar
13. 1(disz) bi-isz-tum
14. dumu gal-su-ti-AN
  (some lines lost)
15. 1(disz)# x x x
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz) DU-u2-du
2'. 1(disz) na-DU-ni ARAD2 ur-sa6-ga
3'. 2(barig) sze nig2-sa10 ur-li muhaldim
4'. 1(disz) dug dida lu2-e2-a
5'. 1(disz) ma-na geme2-{d}da-mu
6'. 2(disz) bappir2 munus-am3
7'. 1(disz) bappir2 szesz-da-da
8'. sze-bi 4(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
9'. sila#-a gal2-la
  blank space
10'. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (allotment of strong beer, barley and brewer)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325838

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 85.0 mm × 47.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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 52-02-015
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190454

References

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 183

    [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
2020-10-09 at 06:18:57 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, 183 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325838.
Nisaba 32, 183 artifact entry (No. P325838). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325838
Nisaba 32, 183 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325838 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325838},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 32, 183 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325838.
Nisaba 32, 183 artifact entry (No. P325838). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325838
Nisaba 32, 183 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325838 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325838},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325838},
}

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PY  - 2006
ID  - P325838
LB  - CDLI:P325838
M1  - 2026/10/27/
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