Nisaba 27, 085 (P407668)

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 1913.02.047

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

27.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 11.0 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. szu-bu3-ul-tum
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. szu-{d}iszkur
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a2-bi2-lum
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. lu2-giri17-zal
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. u-bar
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ad-da
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. a-da-lal3
15. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. ar-szi-ah
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. hu-ba-ni
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. a-hu-ni
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. da-da
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. na-ba-sa6
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. {gesz}guzza-ni
12. 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) dabin 1(u) gin2 i3 [...]
13. szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz)! ninda 2(ban2) dabin
14. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 8(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti szu-numun
  some text moved to next line
3. mu us2-sa ma2 {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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407668

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 27.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 11.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

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 1913.02.047
Accession Number 07364 (SM catalogue: 2780)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189355

References

  • primary: Nisaba 27, 85

    [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 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-14 at 13:13:39 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, 085 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407668.
Nisaba 27, 085 artifact entry (No. P407668). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407668
Nisaba 27, 085 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407668 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407668},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407668},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 27, 085 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407668.
Nisaba 27, 085 artifact entry (No. P407668). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407668
Nisaba 27, 085 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407668 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407668},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407668},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407668
LB  - CDLI:P407668
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Nisaba 27, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407668
ER  -
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