Nisaba 27, 042 (P407045)

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 1911.08.011

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

28.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. i-di3-{d}suen
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szu-{d}utu
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. lu2-{d}utu mar-tu
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. e-mu-lum mar-tu
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur#-{d}nansze
7. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz
8. szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda 1(u) gin2 szum2
9. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) gin2 naga
10. u4 3(disz)-kam
11. iti sze-kar-gal2-la

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/P407045

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
tablet is complete but signs are worn.

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 1911.08.011
Accession Number 07297 (SM catalogue: 2083)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188733

References

  • primary: Nisaba 27, 42

    [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, 042 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407045.
Nisaba 27, 042 artifact entry (No. P407045). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407045
Nisaba 27, 042 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407045 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407045},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/24/
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 27, 042 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407045.
Nisaba 27, 042 artifact entry (No. P407045). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407045
Nisaba 27, 042 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407045 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407045},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407045
LB  - CDLI:P407045
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Nisaba 27, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407045
ER  -
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