Nisaba 27, 078 (P407660)

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 1913.02.039

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

29.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. {d}nanna-kam
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ma-asz2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. lu2-giri17-zal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. szu-{d}iszkur
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. i-ti-a
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. szu-ku8-ub
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. lu2-nin-ga2
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ba-a-a
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. puzur4-ma-ma
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. la-qi3-ip
8. 3(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2) 1(ban2) zi3-gu 5(ban2) dabin 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
9. ep-qu2-sza
10. szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida
11. szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(ban2) zi3-gu szunigin 5(ban2) dabin
12. szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 i3 1/3(disz) sila3 naga
left
1. u4 8(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti sze-kar-gal2-la
  some text moved to next line
3. mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-ab-zu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P407660

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 29.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1913.02.039
Accession Number 07356 (SM catalogue: 2772)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189348

References

  • primary: Nisaba 27, 78

    [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 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:46:29 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-04-14 at 13:13:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 27, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407660.
Nisaba 27, 078 artifact entry (No. P407660). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407660
Nisaba 27, 078 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407660 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407660},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407660},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 27, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407660.
Nisaba 27, 078 artifact entry (No. P407660). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407660
Nisaba 27, 078 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407660 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407660},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407660},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407660
LB  - CDLI:P407660
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Nisaba 27, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407660
ER  -
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