Nisaba 33, 576 (P362371)

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 0921

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) ba-an-sa6
2. 1(disz) a-hu-ba-qar
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. 1(disz) nam-ha-ni
5. 1(disz) zu-zu
6. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
8. 1(disz) a-bu-du10
9. 1(disz) dingir-kal
10. 1(disz) ba-saga
11. 1(disz) ur-ra
12. 1(disz) nu-ur2-i3-li2
13. 1(disz) a-bi2-a
14. 1(disz) {d}nanna-kam
15. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
16. 1(disz) a-a-kal-la
17. 1(disz) lu2-eridu{ki}
18. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
reverse
1. 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga-ta
2. szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) kasz
  6 × 3 = 0;0,1,8 (obv. 1-6); 10 × 3 = 0.0,3 (obv. 8-17)
3. szunigin 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 szum2
  16 × 2 = 0;0,3,2 (obv. 1-6, 8-17); 16 × 5/60 = 0;0,0,1 20/60 (obv. 1-6, 8-17)
4. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 i3 8(disz) gin2 szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 2(disz)! gin2 naga
  16 × 3/60 = 0;0,0,0 48/60 (obv. 1-6, 8-17); 16 × 2/60 = 0;0,0,0 32/60 (obv. 1-6, 8-17)
  nB copy shows naga total at bottom; requires collation
5. u4 2(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
6. iti nesag
7. mu [en] {d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3

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/P362371

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 0921
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 165100

References

  • primary: Nisaba 33, 576

    [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, 576 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362371.
Nisaba 33, 576 artifact entry (No. P362371). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362371 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 576 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362371 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 576 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362371},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 576 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362371.
Nisaba 33, 576 artifact entry (No. P362371). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362371 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 576 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362371 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 576 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362371},
}


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TI  - Nisaba 33, 576 artifact entry
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