Nisaba 33, 403 (P362173)

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 0718

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

-

Has seal impression(s) Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u)! 5(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar
2. gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
3. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
4. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
5. a2-bi u4 5(u) 8(disz)-kam
6. 2(gesz2) 6(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
7. a2-bi u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
8. a-sza3 a-ki-szah2
9. giri3 ur-{d}nu-musz-da
10. a2 6(disz) sila3-ta
reverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar# {u2}ad2# [ku5-a] 1(u) 5(disz) [sar-ta]
2. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2)-kam#
3. 1(gesz2) 1(u) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)-kam
5. a-sza3 gid2-da
6. a2 5(disz) sila3-ta
7. giri3 ur2-ra-ni
8. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
9. kiszib3 lugal-a2-zi-da dumu ab-ba
10. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. lugal#-a2!-zi-da
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ab-ba

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
CDLI Seals 003339 (composite) (P456049) S003339 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P362173

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 0718
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164902

References

  • primary: Nisaba 33, 403

    [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 21:52:33 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, 403 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362173.
Nisaba 33, 403 artifact entry (No. P362173). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362173 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 403 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362173 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 403 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362173},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P362173
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 403 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 403 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362173.
Nisaba 33, 403 artifact entry (No. P362173). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362173 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 403 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362173 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 403 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362173},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P362173
LB  - CDLI:P362173
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 403 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P362173
ER  -
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