Nisaba 32, 259 (P328890)

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 53-02-031

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 78.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 9(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
2. 9(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
3. kiszib3 tab-sza!-la
4. 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur la2-ia3 sze zi-ga
5. kiszib3 {d}szara2-a-mu
6. 5(asz) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7. kiszib3 a-a-kal-la
8. 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) [sila3 x gur]
9. 2(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [x gur]
10. x x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. la2-ia3 nig2-ka9#-[ak u3] la2-ia3 sze zi-[ga]
2'. szunigin 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) [n?] n sila3 sze gur#
3'. la2-ia3 sze gub-ba
4'. szunigin 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 [n] gin2 gur
5'. la2-ia3 ninda nig2-gal2-[la]
  blank space
6'. sze-bi 5(gesz2) 2(u) [n ...] x [...]
column 2
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. sze ur5-ra sila-a tak4#-[a]
2'. giri3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e dumu ur-e2-nun-na
3'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (barley)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P328890

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 86.0 mm × 78.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragmentary

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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 53-02-031
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190564

References

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 259

    [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
2021-06-16 at 09:05:46 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-10-12 at 11:03:05 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, 259 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P328890.
Nisaba 32, 259 artifact entry (No. P328890). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328890
Nisaba 32, 259 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328890 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 32, 259 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P328890.
Nisaba 32, 259 artifact entry (No. P328890). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328890
Nisaba 32, 259 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328890 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	month = {apr 6},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328890},
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