Nisaba 32, 217 (P326702)

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 52-16-002

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley as wages for ten GU4-GA2)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) a2 gu4 <hun>-ga2# 5(ban2)-ta
2. ba-ku-ku-tum
3. 3(disz) a2 gu4 <hun>-ga2 1(barig)-ta
4. su-mi-da-ni
5. 1(disz) a2 gu4 <hun>-ga2 1(barig)-ta
6. szesz-kal-la
7. 1(disz)# a2# gu4# <hun>-ga2# 1(barig)-ta#
reverse
1. lugal-giri17-zal
2. 1(disz) a2 gu4 <hun>-ga2 4(ban2)-ta
3. szu-ma-ma
4. 1(disz) a2 gu4 <hun>-ga2 5(ban2)-ta
5. dub-sar-mah
6. ($ blank space $) 1(u) a2 gu4# hun-ga2
7. sze-numun-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) gur

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (barley as wages for ten GU4-GA2)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P326702

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 40.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: 100%)

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 52-16-002
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189956

References

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 217

    [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
2020-10-10 at 10:23:13 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, 217 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326702.
Nisaba 32, 217 artifact entry (No. P326702). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326702
Nisaba 32, 217 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326702 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	title = {Nisaba 32, 217 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326702},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 32, 217 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P326702.
Nisaba 32, 217 artifact entry (No. P326702). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P326702
Nisaba 32, 217 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P326702 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P326702},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P326702},
}

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PY  - 2006
ID  - P326702
LB  - CDLI:P326702
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 217 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P326702
ER  - 
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