Nisaba 33, 125 (P517304)

Letter tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA

Museum Number

Schrijver 20-109

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur-zu-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 2(bur3) GAN2
4. nam-lugal-a-ni-du10
5. 2(bur3) GAN2 lugal-a-ra-ab!-kalam-ma
6. a-sza3 ki-ga-ri
reverse
1. sza3 gu2-du8-a{ki}-ka
2. da-e-lu-la
3. u3 ru-ba-tum lu2 ansze-ka
4. he2-ne-eb-szum2-mu
5. ul4-la-bi
6. si he2-ne-sa2-e

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P517304
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P517304

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA
Museum Number	Schrijver 20-109
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 33, 125

[Ozaki2020Nisaba33] Ozaki, Tohru. 2020. The Lost and the Found Cuneiform Collections Rediscovered. Nisaba 33.
citation: Molina CDLB 2023/003, §4

[Molina2023Nisaba33] Molina, Manuel, and Zsombor J. Földi. 2023. “Identification of the Cuneiform Tablets Published in Nisaba 33.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin, no. 3. https://cdli.ucla.edu/articles/cdlb/2023-3.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 14:50:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-06-12 at 07:58:34	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-06-10 at 09:25:47	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-06-09 at 18:36:33	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-06-09 at 09:23:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2019-12-08 at 13:12:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-12-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 125 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P517304.

Nisaba 33, 125 artifact entry (No. P517304). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517304 (Original work published 2019)

Nisaba 33, 125 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517304 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517304},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517304},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P517304
LB  - CDLI:P517304
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P517304
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 125 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P517304.

Nisaba 33, 125 artifact entry (No. P517304). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517304 (Original work published 2019)

Nisaba 33, 125 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517304 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517304},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517304},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P517304
LB  - CDLI:P517304
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P517304
ER  -