Nisaba 27, 038 (P407041)

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 1911.08.007

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, oil etc)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. a-bu-du10 sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}szu-en-ka
  for szu-zi-an-ka ?
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. lu2-{d}inanna
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lu2-sza-lim
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. im-a-ni
7. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du
8. szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
9. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) gin2 naga
10. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
11. iti nesag
left
1. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407041

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; tablet is speckled on the reverse

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 1911.08.007
Accession Number 07293 (SM catalogue: 2079)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188729

References

  • primary: Nisaba 27, 38

    [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
2016-01-08 at 16:20:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-17 at 16:19:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 038 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407041.
Nisaba 27, 038 artifact entry (No. P407041). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407041
Nisaba 27, 038 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407041 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407041},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407041},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 27, 038 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407041.
Nisaba 27, 038 artifact entry (No. P407041). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407041
Nisaba 27, 038 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407041 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407041},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407041},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407041
LB  - CDLI:P407041
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Nisaba 27, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407041
ER  -
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