Nisaba 33, 972 (P362005)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 0428

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s) Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(asz) 3(ban2) zu2-lum gur lugal
2. ki ga-a-ta
3. la2-ia3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 nu-{gesz}kiri6
reverse
1. e2-hul-a
  blank space
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
  sic
envelope
obverse
1. 8(asz) 3(ban2) zu2-lum gur lugal
2. e2-hul-a
3. ki ga-a-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur#-[{d}ba]-ba6
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum <mu>-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dumu u4-gin7-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P362005

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 0428
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164734

References

  • primary: Nisaba 33, 972

    [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, 972 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362005.
Nisaba 33, 972 artifact entry (No. P362005). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362005 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 972 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362005 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 972 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362005},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362005},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P362005
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 972 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 972 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362005.
Nisaba 33, 972 artifact entry (No. P362005). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362005 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 972 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362005 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 972 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362005},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362005},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P362005
LB  - CDLI:P362005
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 972 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P362005
ER  -
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