Nisaba 34, 1038 (P507166)

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 03169

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. 5(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) sar gi [zex(SIG7)-a] 2(u) sar-ta#
2. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz)-[kam]
3. 5(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) sar gi [zex(SIG7)-a] 2(u) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz)-[kam]
5. 2(gesz'u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) [sar-ta]
6. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2)-kam
7. 7(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar#-ta
8. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
9. [...] sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
10. [a2-bi] u4# [...]-kam#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2)# 4(u)#-[kam]
2'. 5(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3'. ab-sin2-ta la-<ag> ri-ri-ga
4'. 4(u) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5'. gi kesz2-a <...>
6'. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta
7'. 3(u) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
8'. a2-bi u4 7(disz)-kam a2 sza3-gu4#-[ka]
9'. a-sza3 nesag a-sza3 {d}szara2-ka-[...]
10'. u3 gaba ki-ak a-sza3-ge [kin-ak]
11'. ugula lu2-du10-ga
12'. giri3 ur-mes
13'. kiszib3 gu-u2-gu-a
14'. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-[tu] mu-du3
seal 1
1. gu-u2-gu-a
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ma-an-szum2

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 002372.2 (composite) (P533411) S002372.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P507166

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 03169
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) RBC.3169

References

  • primary: YRBC, 1038

    [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
2024-06-18 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
2020-03-03 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, 1038 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P507166.
Nisaba 34, 1038 artifact entry (No. P507166). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507166 (Original work published 2017)
Nisaba 34, 1038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507166 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Nisaba 34, 1038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507166},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 34, 1038 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P507166.
Nisaba 34, 1038 artifact entry (No. P507166). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507166 (Original work published 2017)
Nisaba 34, 1038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507166 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2024Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Nisaba 34, 1038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507166},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P507166
LB  - CDLI:P507166
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - Nisaba 34, 1038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P507166
ER  -
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