Nisaba 33, 750 (P361776)

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 0169

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
fragment a
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. [...]-ur#-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-ni
2. [...] nin-ib2-ta-e3
3. lu2#-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
4. [...] nin#-lu2-ni
5. [...]{ki} dumu-ni
  rest broken
column 2'
1. nin-ku3-zu i3-dab5
2. 1(barig) 4(disz) e2-ge6-ni-sze3!(KU)
3. [...]-lugal
4. 1(ban2) 5(disz)! gesz-ni
5. 1(ban2)! 1(disz) [...]
  rest broken
column 3'
1. 4(disz) [...] pa? [...]
  rest broken
fragment b
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. 1(ban2)! 5(disz)! [...]
2'. 1(ban2) 8(disz) nin-sza3-[...]
3'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) geme2-x [...]
4'. dumu-ni-me
5'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) ama-kal-la#
6'. 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sza3-x [...]
7'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) igi-[...]
8'. nu 3(ban2) SAL-[...]
9'. nu 1(ban2) {d}[...]
10'. x 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-[...]
11'. 3(ban2) tug2 szi-[ni-ta2-a]
12'. 1(ban2) 5(disz)! 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-mu#-[dah]
13'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) {d}ba-ba6-di-[ku5]
14'. dumu-ni-me
15'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}nin-szubur-ama#-[mu]
16'. nu 3(ban2) nin-{d}lamma-mu#
  blank space
17'. nin-u2-szim-e i3-dab5
18'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-ma-a-tum2
19'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-hi-li
20'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-gaba-ri-nu-tuku dumu#-[ni]
21'. 3(ban2) 3(disz)? {d}nansze-ama-mu
22'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-gin7-a-ba-dim2#
23'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) geme2-{d}[... dumu-ni]
24'. nu 3(ban2) geme2#-[...]
25'. dumu-[ni-me?]
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ni
2'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) szesz-<e>-ma!-gi4
3'. 1(ban2) 5(disz)! 6(disz)? ur-{d}ba-ba6
4'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) ku3-{d}ba-ba6
5'. dumu-ni-me
6'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-inim-gi-na
7'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-mu-ma-se3
8'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-inim-gi-na <min>
9'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-ib2-gu-ul
10'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nig2-gur11-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-ni
11'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-mu-igi-mu
12'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-{d}lamma
  blank space
13'. {d}ba-ba6-ki-sza-ra i3-dab5
14'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) ba-ta-sa6-ge
15'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sza3-ba-na-sig dumu-ni
16'. nu 3(ban2) na-an-u2 a2 1/2(disz)
17'. usz2 nin-ki-ur5-sa6 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) a2 1/2(disz)
18'. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-ib2-gu-ul
  blank space
19'. [ba]-ta!-sa6-ge i3-dab5
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 1/2(disz)
  blank space
2'. [...]-x i3-dab5
3'. [...] sza3-ga-du11-ga
4'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) lu2-x
5'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-ka-bu?
6'. 1(ban2) 5(disz)! lugal!(LU2)-gu2-tuku
7'. dumu-ni-me
8'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-ga2-i3-gi
9'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-{d}lamma-mu
10'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-usz-gid2-da
11'. usz2 1(ban2) ur-nig2
12'. dumu-ni-me
  blank space
13'. sza3-ga-du11-ga i3-dab5
14'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
15'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-esz3-ku3-ga
16'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
17'. dumu#-ni-me
18'. [...] ner-da-ni
19'. [1(ban2)] 5(disz) ur-numun-du10-ga
20'. [...] nin#-lu2-<ni>-nu-si-ge4
21'. [...]
column 4'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] i3-dab5
2'. [...]-lu2-lal3
3'. [... du11?]-ga-{d}ba-ba6
4'. [...] nin#-sa-du8
5'. [...]-{d}ba-ba6
6'. [dumu-ni]-me
7'. [...-{d}]ba-ba6
8'. [...]-zi-mu
  blank space
9'. [...-lu2]-lal3# i3-dab5
10'. [...]-dim2
11'. [...] i3-dab5
12'. [...] x
  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/P361776

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 0169
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164505

References

  • primary: Nisaba 33, 750

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

  • citation: Molina CDLB 2023/003, §4

    [Molina2023Nisaba33] Molina, Manuel, and Zsombor J. Földi. 2023. “Identification of the Cuneiform Tablets Published in Nisaba 33.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin, no. 3. https://cdli.ucla.edu/articles/cdlb/2023-3.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 14:50:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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, 750 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361776.
Nisaba 33, 750 artifact entry (No. P361776). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361776 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 750 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361776 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 750 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361776},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 750 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361776.
Nisaba 33, 750 artifact entry (No. P361776). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361776 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 750 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361776 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 750 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361776},
}


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TI  - Nisaba 33, 750 artifact entry
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