Nisaba 33, 1087 (P362126)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 0668

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
  blank space
  erasures
1. 2(ban2) ninda ba-ba saga 4(ban2) ninda gesz-asz
2. 1(barig) ninda zi3-gu saga 1(barig) ninda zi3-gu du
3. 1(asz) 2(barig) ninda saga gur 1(barig) zi3-gu saga
4. 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du
5. 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga 1(disz) sila3 szim saga us2
6. 1(disz) sila3 gazi kum 1(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 kum
7. 1/3(disz) sila3 {u2}asznan# kum 3(disz) sila3 dabin
8. 3(u) dug-gal 1(u) 5(disz) dug 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
9. 2(u) 5(disz)! dug nig2 5(disz) sila3 1(u) 3(disz) dug nig2 3(disz) sila3
10. 5(disz) dug sila3 sa2-du11
11. 1/2(disz) dug sze-duru5
12. sza3 umma{ki}
13. 1(ban2) [n] sila3# i3#-nun 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz gazi
14. [sza3] zabala4#{ki}
15. [...] tur
reverse
1. [...] ba-ba-ti
2. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
3. 1(ban2) kasz saga 2(ban2) kasz du 3(ban2) ninda du
4. szu-{d}nin-szubur sukkal nin#!
5. 3(ban2) kasz dida saga 3(ban2) kasz dida du
6. 4(ban2) dabin gu-u2-za-a-a szesz szar-ru-ba-ni
7. 2(ban2) ninda gesz-asz 3(ban2) ninda zi3-gu saga
8. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ninda szu 3(ban2) kasz saga 2(barig) ninda du
9. 3(barig) kasz dida du 2(barig) dabin 2(barig) zu2-lum
10. 1/2(disz) sila3 szim saga kum 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 kum
11. 1/3(disz) sila3 gazi kum
12. szu-{d}ma-mi-tum i3-du8
13. 3(ban2) ninda gesz-asz 3(ban2) ninda-gu saga
14. 4(barig) ninda du 4(ban2) kasz saga 4(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du
15. 1/2(disz) sila3 szim saga kum 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 kum
16. 1/3(disz) sila3 gazi kum
17. szu-da-da
18. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun 5(disz) sila3 kasz gazi
19. ki ARAD2-sze3 giri3 gu-du-du
20. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
21. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
22. mu si-ma-num2{ki#} [ba-hul]

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/P362126

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PUL Ex 0668
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164855

References

  • primary: Nisaba 33, 1087

    [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, 1087 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362126.
Nisaba 33, 1087 artifact entry (No. P362126). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362126 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 1087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362126 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {Nisaba 33, 1087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362126},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362126},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 1087 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362126.
Nisaba 33, 1087 artifact entry (No. P362126). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362126 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 1087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362126 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362126},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362126},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P362126
LB  - CDLI:P362126
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 1087 artifact entry
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