Nisaba 33, 742 (P361768)

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 0153

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(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 sze gur-lugal
2. ki ur-{d}dumu-zi szesz tul2-ta-ta
3. 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) sze ku3
4. ki ur-mes gu-za-la2-ta
5. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
6. ki ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
7. [...] x 5(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
8. [ki na]-silim# szesz iszib-ba-ta
9. [... ki ...]-kal#-la-ta
  rest broken
column 2
1. 5(asz) la2 4(disz@t) [sila3 gur]
2. ki ka5-a gu#-[za-la2-ta]
3. 5(asz) gur#
4. ki a-hu-a-ta
5. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 [gur]
6. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
7. 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. ki ma-an-szum2 dumu erin-da-ta
9. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
10. [...] x x
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  illegible
column 2
  beginning illegible
  blank space
1'. sza3 gir2-su!{ki}
  double ruling
2'. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P361768

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PUL Ex 0153
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164497

References

  • primary: Nisaba 33, 742

    [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
2023-06-09 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 Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 33, 742 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361768.
Nisaba 33, 742 artifact entry (No. P361768). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361768 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 742 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361768 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361768},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 33, 742 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361768.
Nisaba 33, 742 artifact entry (No. P361768). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361768 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 742 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361768 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361768},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361768},
}

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