Nisaba 27, 010 (P407011)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.06.066

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, bread and oil)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. lu2-dingir-ra
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. nu-ur2-esz18-dar
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a-hu-du10
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. puzur4-esz18-dar
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda!(BI) 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. lu2-a-ha
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. gu-za-ni
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. lu2-giri17-zal
15. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 [szum2 3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz)# gin2 naga
16. hu-ba
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 <naga>
2. lu2-sza-lim
3. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2)#
4. szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz du szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda
5. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3
6. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
7. iti min-esz3 u4 1(u) 2(disz) kam
  blank space
8. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, bread and oil)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407011

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; rev. of tablet has three ink stains

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1911.06.066
Accession Number 07262 (SM catalogue: 2048)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188700

References

  • primary: Nisaba 27, 10

    [Borrelli2015Nisaba27] Borrelli, Noemi. 2015. The Umma Messenger Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum and the Yale Babylonian Collection, Part 1. Nisaba 27. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:46:13 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-14 at 13:13:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 27, 010 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407011.
Nisaba 27, 010 artifact entry (No. P407011). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407011
Nisaba 27, 010 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407011 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407011},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407011},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P407011
M1  - 2026/10/22/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 27, 010 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407011.
Nisaba 27, 010 artifact entry (No. P407011). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407011
Nisaba 27, 010 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407011 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407011},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407011},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407011
LB  - CDLI:P407011
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - Nisaba 27, 010 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407011
ER  -
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