Nisaba 32, 253 (P328756)

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 52-20-057

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (An item, the name of which is destroyed)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 41.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. szu-a#-a
3'. a-lum gu4? u2 MU
4'. ki hi-li-ia
5'. sza3 e2-TA-na{ki}
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [dumu] ur-{d}utu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (An item, the name of which is destroyed)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

sealed; seated king

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P328756

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 41.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation incomplete (Surface: 50%)

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 52-20-057
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189999

References

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 253

    [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 11:01:12 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 253 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P328756.
Nisaba 32, 253 artifact entry (No. P328756). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328756
Nisaba 32, 253 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328756 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328756},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 253 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P328756.
Nisaba 32, 253 artifact entry (No. P328756). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328756
Nisaba 32, 253 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328756 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328756},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P328756
LB  - CDLI:P328756
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P328756
ER  - 
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