Nisaba 33, 746 (P361772)

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 0164

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
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column 1'
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1'. [...]
2'. [...]-mu
3'. [dumu ...]-{d}ba#-ba6-me
4'. [...]-ba-gara2
5'. [dumu] lu2#-{d}utu
6'. [...] lu2#-{d}nin-sun2
7'. [...] x lu2-ga
8'. [...] lu2-{d}suen
9'. [...] dumu-nita2
10'. [dumu]-ni-me
11'. [...] ARAD2-mu
12'. [...] ur#-{d}ba-ba6
13'. [dumu lu2]-{d}nin#-szubur
14'. [...]-ra
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-{d}iszkur
2'. [...] nam!-tar!-ib2-gu#-ul dumu-ni
3'. usz2 lugal-dur2-du10 szesz-a-ni
4'. ki sanga {d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
5'. usz2 lu2-nibru{ki}
6'. x lu2-{d}ba-ba6
  x was bullet in Ozaki file
7'. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra dumu-ni
8'. 1(asz) ma-an-sa6
9'. 1(asz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
10'. 1(disz) [dumu]-nita2
11'. dumu-ni-me
12'. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
13'. 1(disz) dumu-nita2-ni
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. pa x [...]
2'. usz2 ur-[...]
3'. usz2 ur-[...]
4'. ki lu2-[... ...]
5'. usz2 szu-na#
6'. usz2 lu2-{d}nin-gesz-zi#-da!
7'. usz2 iri-silim?
8'. dumu-ni-me
9'. ki sanga {d}nin-mar{ki#}-[ta]
10'. usz2 lugal-da-[...]
11'. usz2 lu2-{d}nin-[...]
12'. e2 u-bar-tum#
13'. usz2 ur-{d}en-ki
14'. usz2 i3-pa3-da
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. ki? [...]
2'. usz2 ur#-[...]
3'. dumu [...]
4'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) [...]
5'. [...] da? [...]
6'. x x x
7'. usz2? [...]
8'. usz2 szu-na#-[...]
9'. usz2 szu-x [...]
10'. [...]
11'. 1(disz) ki-[...]
  rest illegible
column 2'
1. usz2 lugal-da-[...]
2. dumu-ni-me
3. ki ku5-da-ta
4. usz2 ur-mes
5. szu lu2-dingir-ra
6. 1/2(disz)? ki-du10-ga-x-si
7. 1(asz) ur-mes
8. 1(asz) ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3
9. dumu-ni-me
10. szu lugal-[...]-ab?
11. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
12. 1(asz) ur-{gesz}gigir
13. 1(asz) ab lu2-x#-[...]-a
14. dumu-ni-me
15. 1(asz) ab {d}nin-mar{ki}-i3-sa6
16. dumu lu2-dingir-ra-me
17. 1(asz@c) lugal-pa-e3
18. 1(asz) lugal-dumu-nita2
  or -ibila2
19. usz2 lugal-amar-ku3
20. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nansze?
21. 1(asz) lugal-[...]
column 3'
1. [...]
2. [...] x
3. dumu-ni-me
4. usz2 a-za-za
5. 1(asz@c) ki-tusz-lu2
6. 1(asz) ur-{d}nansze
7. dumu-ni-me
8. usz2 ab-ba
9. 1/2(disz) lu2-hu-rim3
10. usz2 e2-e-si
11. dumu-ni-me
12. usz2 ur-sa6-ga
13. usz2 sza3-nu-mu-na-gal2
14. usz2 dumu-nita2
15. dumu-ni-me
16. usz2 lu2-giri17-zal szesz-a-ni
17. a-ru-a iri-ta
18. ki ur-nig2 ugula-ta
19. ugula sanga {d}nansze
20. usz2 ab-ba
21. usz2 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
22. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}si-sa2
23. [...] lu2#-{d}gesz-bar-e3
  rest broken
column 4'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
2'. [dumu] ur-{d}lamma-me
3'. [...] ur-dam
4'. [...] ur-mes dumu-ni
5'. ki#! ur-e2-ninnu dumu al-la-ta
6'. szu ba-du10
7'. szesz i3-li2
8'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
9'. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
10'. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze
11'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu
12'. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-me
13'. 1(asz) ur-mes
14'. 1(asz) ab {d}ba-ba6-i3-gi
15'. dumu ba-du10-me
16'. ki ur-[...]-ta!
  rest broken
column 5'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ni
2'. [...] x
3'. [...] x-gi4
4'. [dumu-ni]-me
5'. [...] sal4-la-sa6 dumu-ni
6'. [...] dumu
  rest broken

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/P361772

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 0164
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164501

References

  • primary: Nisaba 33, 746

    [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
2026-07-22 at 12:16:27 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
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, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 746 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361772.
Nisaba 33, 746 artifact entry (No. P361772). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361772 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 746 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361772 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 746 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361772},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361772},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 746 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361772.
Nisaba 33, 746 artifact entry (No. P361772). (2023, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361772 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 746 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361772 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 746 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361772},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361772},
}


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TI  - Nisaba 33, 746 artifact entry
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