Nisaba 33, 739 (P361765)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PUL Ex 0149

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 lugal
2. 4(ban2) zi3-gu
3. 1(ban2) dabin zi3 x?-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 gal utul2 sumun
5. 2(u) sila3 utul2 gu2
6. 1(u) 5(disz) sila3 utul2 ku6
7. 5(disz) utul2 ga imgaga
8. sa2-du11 u4 1(disz)-kam
  blank space
9. sa2-du11 {d}nansze
10. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15
11. 1(ban2) zi3-gu
12. sa2-du11 {d}hendur-sag
13. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
14. sa2-du11 {d}nin-gubalag
column 2
1. 2(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15
2. sa2-du11 {d}szul-pa-e3
  blank space
3. sa2-du11 u4 1(disz)-kam
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 1(disz) sila3-gal utul2
7. e2-gal-sze3
8. 1(barig) 1(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 3(u) 3(disz) sila3 utul2
10. 2(disz) sila3 mu-tu
  blank space
11. ($ blank space $) en
12. 2(disz) sila3 sagi
13. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3-gal utul2
14. didli? kuruszda
reverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) ninda-du8-du8
2. 3(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 utul2-ta didli
3. 2(disz) gudu4 {d}x?-ka
4. 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 utul2-ta
5. 1(disz) gudu4 {d}hendur-sag
6. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 utul2
7. 1(disz) gudu4 {d}nin-gubalag 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 utul2
8. 2(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 utul2
9. sanga {d}nansze
10. 3(disz) lu2 gu2-ne-sag 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
11. 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 utul2
12. nar-gal
13. 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 utul2
14. musz-lah5
15. 3(disz) sila3 ninda u2-IL2
16. 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda baharx(EDIN)
column 2
1. 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. sagi#-gal
  blank space
3. [sa2-du11 szu-a]-gi-na
4. [...]-a
5. [...]-kam
6. [... {d}]nansze-szesz-gar-ra
7. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P361765

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PUL Ex 0149
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164494

References

  • primary: CBCT, PUL Ex 149

    [ChieraCBCT] Chiera, Edward. n.d.

  • history: Nisaba 33, 739

    [Ozaki2020Nisaba33] Ozaki, Tohru. 2020. The Lost and the Found Cuneiform Collections Rediscovered. Nisaba 33.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 21:30:37 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Firth, Richard; Mayr, Rudolf H.; Ozaki Tohru Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-12 at 07:58:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-10 at 09:25:47 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-09 at 18:36:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-09 at 09:11:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-04-03 at 22:04:20 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Molina, Manuel; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2007-02-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 739 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361765.
Nisaba 33, 739 artifact entry (No. P361765). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361765 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 739 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361765 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 739 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361765},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 739 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361765.
Nisaba 33, 739 artifact entry (No. P361765). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361765 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 739 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361765 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 739 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361765},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361765},
}


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