Nisaba 33, 514 (P362304)

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 0853

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. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal ab-ba-gi#-[na]
2. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar {d}szara2-kam
3. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal lu2-{d}szara2
4. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal lu2-sa6-i3-zu
5. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal nin-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)-mu
6. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar muru13 du11-ga-ni-sa6
7. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar {d}szara2-ur-sag
8. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal geme2-dur3-bar-tab
9. 1(disz) kur2 tug2 usz-bar ur-{gesz}gigir szusz3
10. giri3-se3-ga ensi2
11. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal {d}szara2-ba-an-zi-ge giri3-se3-ga e2! udu
12. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar lugal-nig2-lagar-e
13. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 su-si ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)
14. giri3-se3-ga {d}amar-{d}suen-me
15. 1(disz) tug2 u2 muru13 lu2-{d}utu dumu ur-{d}lu2-lal3
16. ugula a-gu
17. 1(disz) tug2 gu2 lu2-du10-ga dumu a-a-kal-la
18. 1(disz) tug2 gu2 nig2-u2-rum
19. 1(disz) tug2 u2 muru13 ur-{d}a-szar2
20. 1(disz) <<pa>> tug2 u2-kal AN-[...]-lu2-ta
21. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal da-da
22. 1(disz) kur2 tug2 u2-kal ur-{d}szakkanx(|GIR3.LIBIR|)?
23. ugula {d}szara2-i3-zu#
24. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal ur-nigar[{+gar}]
25. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 su-si x [...]
reverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 u2-[...]
2. 1(disz) tug2 su-si [...]
3. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar [...]
4. 1(disz) tug2 su-si [...]
5. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 su-si! [...]
6. 1(disz) tug2 su-si ARAD2-[...]
7. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 su-si ur-nigar#[{gar}]
8. 1(disz) kur2 tug2 su-si lugal-iti-da
9. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 su-si mu-zu
10. 1(disz) tug2 su-si lu2-usz-gi-na
11. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 su-si ur2-disz-gar?-kam
12. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 su-si ur-{d}su4-da
13. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal {d}[szara2?]-a2-dah
14. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal {d}szara2-igi-sze3-du
15. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal puzur4!-szuba3
16. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal a-al-la szusz3?
17. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal a-ra2
18. 1(disz) kur2 tug2 u2-kal igi-zi#!-[bar-ra?]
19. 1(disz) tug2 {d}szu-{d}suen-ki-ag2-[{d}en-lil2]
  blank space
20. sza3 mar-sa-me
21. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar a-li2
22. 1(disz) tug2 u2-kal ur-lugal
23. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 su-si lu2-{d}[...]
24. ki ensi2#
25. 1(disz) tug2 su-si lugal-zi-mu
left
1. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar nin-ur
2. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar nin-ik-szur2
3. tug2-ba
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4. iti {d}li9-si4
5. mu si-mu-ru-um{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/P362304

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 0853
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 165033

References

  • primary: Nisaba 33, 514

    [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, 514 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362304.
Nisaba 33, 514 artifact entry (No. P362304). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362304 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 514 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362304 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362304},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 514 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362304.
Nisaba 33, 514 artifact entry (No. P362304). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362304 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 514 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362304 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	month = {jul 3},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362304},
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