Nisaba 34, 0401 (P498116)

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 00443

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. 1(disz) udu niga
2. 2(disz) udu u2
3. 3(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
4. siskur2 sza3 e2-a
5. 1(disz) udu niga
6. 1(disz) udu u2
7. 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba zi-ga
reverse
1. [...] ma2-a
2. siskur2 lugal
3. {d}gu-la nibru{ki}-sze3 gen-na
4. ki ensi2 umma{ki}-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-ge6-par4 sagi
6. iti dal
7. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. nita? [kal-ga]
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
2. [ur-ge6-par4]
3. [ARAD2-zu]

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 003563 (composite) (P456273) S003563 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498116

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number RBC 00443
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-030737
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) RBC.443

References

  • primary: YRBC, 401

    [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. 392 (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
2021-01-20 at 01:23:02 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-03-03 at 10:08:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 34, 0401 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498116.
Nisaba 34, 0401 artifact entry (No. P498116). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498116 (Original work published 2016)
Nisaba 34, 0401 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498116 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Nisaba 34, 0401 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498116},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498116},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 34, 0401 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498116.
Nisaba 34, 0401 artifact entry (No. P498116). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498116 (Original work published 2016)
Nisaba 34, 0401 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498116 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Nisaba 34, 0401 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498116},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498116},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P498116
LB  - CDLI:P498116
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Nisaba 34, 0401 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498116
ER  -
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