Nisaba 27, 091 (P407674)

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 1913.02.053

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

39.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. lu2-{d}nanna
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. za-ri2-iq
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. dingir-ba-ni
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. la-qi3-ip
16. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
17. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. ur-{d}nansze
19. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
20. nimgir-di-de3
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ar-szi-ah
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szu-{d}szul-gi
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. sze-er-ha-an
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. a-kal-la
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. a-hu-ma
16. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
17. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. ba-ba-a
19. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
20. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
21. i3-li2-kal
left
1. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda
2. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz)# sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
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4. iti nesag
5. 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/P407674

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 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 1913.02.053
Accession Number 07370 (SM catalogue: 2786)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189361

References

  • primary: Nisaba 27, 91

    [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
2020-09-12 at 06:45:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-18 at 17:10:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-06 at 07:57:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 091 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407674.
Nisaba 27, 091 artifact entry (No. P407674). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407674
Nisaba 27, 091 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407674 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407674},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407674},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 27, 091 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407674.
Nisaba 27, 091 artifact entry (No. P407674). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407674
Nisaba 27, 091 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407674 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407674},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407674},
}


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PY  - 2010
ID  - P407674
LB  - CDLI:P407674
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Nisaba 27, 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407674
ER  -
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