Nisaba 27, 033 (P407036)

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 1911.08.002

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 etc)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) gin2 szum2
4. e-zu-mi-szar gaba-asz
5. 1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 3(disz) gin2 szum2
8. szu-i3-li2 gaba-asz
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda#
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. 1(disz) gin2 szum2
3. kal-la-mu gaba-ta
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. 1(disz) sa szum2 szu-zu gaba-ta
7. szunigin 2(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
8. szunigin 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) kasz
9. szunigin 2(ban2) [4(disz)] sila3 ninda szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3
10. szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 8(disz) gin2 szum2
11. u4 8(disz)-kam iti min-esz3#
12. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen# lugal

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407036

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- badly cracked.

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 1911.08.002
Accession Number 07288 (SM catalogue: 2074)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188724

References

  • primary: Nisaba 27, 33

    [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 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-14 at 13:13:38 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, 033 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407036.
Nisaba 27, 033 artifact entry (No. P407036). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407036
Nisaba 27, 033 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407036 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407036},
}


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PY  - 2010
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M1  - 2026/10/20/
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 27, 033 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407036.
Nisaba 27, 033 artifact entry (No. P407036). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407036
Nisaba 27, 033 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407036 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407036},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407036
LB  - CDLI:P407036
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Nisaba 27, 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407036
ER  -
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