Nisaba 34, 0436 (P498077)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

RBC 00481

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz
2. u4 1(disz)-sze3 {u2}gugx(|ZI&ZI.SZE3|)-sze ga6-ga2
3. ki ukken-ne2-ta
4. kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu
reverse
1. a-sza3 kam-sal4-la
2. iti sze-kar-gal2-la
3. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-[lum{ki} ba]-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-ku3-zu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{+gar} szusz3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003565.2 (composite) (P533739) S003565.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P498077

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number RBC 00481
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-030775
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) RBC.481

References

  • primary: YRBC, 436

    [OzakiYRBC] Ozaki, Tohru, Marcel Sigrist, and Sergio Tang. 2023. The Rosen Collection Texts at the Yale Peabody Museum. Nisaba 34. Roma: Arbor Sapientiae Editore.

  • history: Mayr SITU, SITU p. 319 (seal only)

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-18 at 19:34:40 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Wagensonner, Klaus Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-04-11 at 05:13:43 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-03-03 at 10:08:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 34, 0436 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498077.
Nisaba 34, 0436 artifact entry (No. P498077). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498077 (Original work published 2016)
Nisaba 34, 0436 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498077 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498077},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 34, 0436 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498077.
Nisaba 34, 0436 artifact entry (No. P498077). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498077 (Original work published 2016)
Nisaba 34, 0436 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498077 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498077},
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