Nisaba 33, 422 (P362192)

Administrative bulla 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 0737

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

object bulla
obverse
surface a1
1. 1(u) 4(disz) udu niga 3(u) 5(disz) udu u2
2. 1(disz) masz2 sa2-du11
3. 4(disz) udu u2 1(disz) sila4
4. nig2-gesz-tag-ga lugal
5. giri3 lugal-szu-ner-re sagi
6. 1(disz) udu u2 {d}igi-zi-bar-ra
7. zabala3{ki}-sze3 gen-na
8. 1(disz) udu u2 {d}nin-ge6-par4 u2-sag-sze3 e3-a
9. 2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2
surface a2
1. siskur2 giri3 du-u2-du11 igi-du8
2. {d}szara2 umma{ki}
3. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2
4. {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
5. 3(disz) udu u2 bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
6. 4(disz) udu sa2-du11
7. 1(disz) udu balag u4-nu2-a
8. {d}nin-eb-gal
9. 1(disz) udu {d}en-lil2
10. 3(disz) udu niga 3(disz) udu u2
surface a3
1. {d}gu-la umma{ki}
2. 1(disz) udu u2 sze il2-la {d}nansze
3. 5(disz) udu niga 5(disz) udu u2
4. {d}lamma-{d}szul-gi-ra
5. 4(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2
6. {d}lamma-{d}amar-{d}suen#
7. sa2!-du11! dingir-re-ne#
8. [ki ...-ta]
9. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la u3
10. ur-{d}nun-gal
11. iti sze-sag11-ku5
surface b
1. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
2. gu2 {kusz}du10-gan-na-bi
3. sza3-nin-ga2 u3 lu2-ur4-sza3-ga-ke4 mu-gi-in
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka
seal 2
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-[e] szusz3

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/P362192

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
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 0737
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164921

References

  • primary: CBCT, PUL Ex 737

    [ChieraCBCT] Chiera, Edward. n.d.

  • history: Nisaba 33, 422

    [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
2023-06-12 at 07:58:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-10 at 09:25:47 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-09 at 18:36:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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, 422 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362192.
Nisaba 33, 422 artifact entry (No. P362192). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362192 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 422 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362192 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 422 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362192},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 422 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362192.
Nisaba 33, 422 artifact entry (No. P362192). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362192 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 422 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362192 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 422 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362192},
}


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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P362192
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 422 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P362192
ER  -
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