Nisaba 34, 0794 (P506984)

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 02525

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. bur-ma-ma
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
3. szu-ma-ma
4. 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sza3-gal lu2 al-dab5-ba-ne
5. giri3 szu-ma-ma
6. u4 2(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
left
1. iti {d}dumu-zi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P506984

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 02525
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) RBC.2525

References

  • primary: YRBC, 794

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-18 at 19:34:40 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Wagensonner, Klaus Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 07:15:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-05-02 at 01:34:09 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-03-03 at 10:08:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Frayne, Douglas R.; Wagensonner, Klaus Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 34, 0794 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P506984.
Nisaba 34, 0794 artifact entry (No. P506984). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P506984 (Original work published 2017)
Nisaba 34, 0794 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P506984 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {Nisaba 34, 0794 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P506984},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 34, 0794 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P506984.
Nisaba 34, 0794 artifact entry (No. P506984). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P506984 (Original work published 2017)
Nisaba 34, 0794 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P506984 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 34, 0794 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P506984},
}


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