Nisaba 32, 245 (P327023)

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 52-18-129

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (distribution of cereals)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

97.0 mm × 50.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
2. gur 1(gesz2) sila3-ta
3. lu2-gesz-bar-e3
4. 3(asz) gur
5. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
6. 2(barig) sza3-gal udu
7. 2(ban2) nig2-sa10 gi
8. [a]-ra2 1(disz)-kam
9. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sza3-gal udu
10. 4(ban2) sze-ba-ni
11. 3(ban2) zi3-dub-dub
12. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
13. ur3-e-ba-ab-du7
14. 1(u) 4(asz) nig2-sa10 ansze#
15. lu2-{d}nanna
16. 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze-ba
17. x x x x
18. ur#-{d}da#-[mu]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. x [...]
4. lu2#-[...]
5. 3(asz) [gur]
6. sze [...]
7. a-a#-[...]
8. 4(asz) [gur]
9. sze-ba# [...]
10. lu2-[...]
  blank space
11. szunigin 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)# gur
12. gur 1(gesz2) sila3-ta#
13. 1(u) 4(asz) gur#
14. a2 lu2 [...]
15. [...]
16. 3(asz) 1(barig) [n gur]
17. a2 [...]
18. x [...]
  (ca. 2 lines lost)
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 3(ban2)# x-[...]
2'. a-hu# [...]
  blank space
3'. x x x [...]
4'. zi-[ga ...]
5'. 1(barig) sze [...]
6'. zi3 [...]
  (ca. 2 lines lost)
column 2
1. 1(barig) ur-x-[...]
2. 1(barig) esz18-dar-x-[x]
3. 1(barig) i-x-[...]
4. 1(disz) a-da-[x]
5. 3(ban2) lugal#-[...]
  (ca. 8 lines lost)
6. x [...]
  blank space
7. szunigin 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
8. ba-zi a-da-lal3
9. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e# i3-pa3#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (distribution of cereals)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P327023

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 97.0 mm × 50.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation incomplete (Surface: 70%)

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 52-18-129
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190441

References

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 245

    [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
2020-10-12 at 01:50:59 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, 245 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P327023.
Nisaba 32, 245 artifact entry (No. P327023). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P327023
Nisaba 32, 245 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P327023 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P327023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P327023},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P327023
LB  - CDLI:P327023
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P327023
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 32, 245 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P327023.
Nisaba 32, 245 artifact entry (No. P327023). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P327023
Nisaba 32, 245 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P327023 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P327023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P327023},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P327023
LB  - CDLI:P327023
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P327023
ER  -
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