Nisaba 33, 1090 (P362128)

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 0670

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
1. 8(disz) gin2 ku3
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
3. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ha-ia3
4. 1(u) gin2 ku3 la2-ia3 su-ga ur-{gesz}gigir
5. kiszib3 ur-e11-e
6. la2-ia3 su-ga
  some text moved to next line
7. iti min3-esz3-sze3
8. nig2-ka9 a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
9. 2/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 la2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3
10. la2-ia3 su-ga
  some text moved to next line
11. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
12. nig2-ka9 a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
13. la2-ia3 su-ga sipa-de3-ne
14. 1(u) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki
15. ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
16. 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
17. i3-bi2-za ku3-sig17
18. ($ blank space $) gin2 la2-ia3 su-ga lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne
19. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar]
20. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-[...]
21. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-[...]
reverse
  blank space
1. szunigin 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2# [...]
2. sag nig2-gur11-ra-kam sza3-bi#-[ta]
3. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
4. 1(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 ku3 siki ku3-sig17
5. 3(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3 gaz-am3
6. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
7. 1(u) gin2 ku3 giri3 an-sze3-bi2-du11 dub-sar
8. 2(u) ma-na uruda ku3-bi 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
9. kiszib3 lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
10. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2
11. 3(disz) sila3 i3-nun ku3-bi 1/3(disz) gin2
12. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ha-ia3
13. 2(u) gu2 esir2-had2 ku3-bi 2(disz) gin2
14. 1(asz) esir2 E2-A gur ku3-bi 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
15. ma2-gur8 {d}szara2
16. 3(u) gu2 esir2-had2 ku3-bi 3(disz) gin2
17. 1(barig) esir2 E2-A ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2
18. mar-sa a-pi4-sal4{ki}
  blank space
19. ugu2 ur-e11-e-[ka ...]
20. szunigin 4(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) [gin2] igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-[babbar]
21. zi-ga-am3
left
1. la2-ia3 1/3(disz) ma-na 9(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. nig2-ka9-ak ku3-ga lu2-{d}ha-ia3
3. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{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/P362128

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 0670
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164857
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 4180

References

  • primary: Nisaba 33, 1090

    [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, 1090 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362128.
Nisaba 33, 1090 artifact entry (No. P362128). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362128 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 1090 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362128 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 1090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362128},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 1090 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362128.
Nisaba 33, 1090 artifact entry (No. P362128). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362128 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 1090 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362128 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362128},
}


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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P362128
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 1090 artifact entry
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