Nisaba 33, 224 (P517404)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 20-217

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 a-kal-la agar4-nigin2
2. 1(disz) gu-na-na-ki
3. 3(disz) ur-{d}suen tug2-du8
4. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir kasz-de2-de2
blank space
5. gudu4 {d}szara2 umma{ki}
6. ugula ad-da-kal-la
7. 1(disz) lu2-{d}suen gudu4 {d}nin-nag-su{ki}
8. 1(disz) a-ra2-mu dub-sar
9. [...] ur-ge6-par4 szim#?
reverse
1. [...] tug2 ur-dun
2. gudu4# {d}nin-hur!-[sag]
3. 2(disz) ur-szu-ku3-ga#
4. 1(disz) e2-zi-sza3-gal2
blank space
5. ugula sza3-ku3-ge
blank space
6. tug2 mu-kux(DU)
some text moved to next line
7. iti dal
8. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

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)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.02.05.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P517404
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P517404

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)	Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA
Museum Number	Schrijver 20-217
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 33, 224

[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 13:12:06	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, 224 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P517404.

Nisaba 33, 224 artifact entry (No. P517404). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517404 (Original work published 2019)

Nisaba 33, 224 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517404 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 224 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517404},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517404},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 224 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P517404.

Nisaba 33, 224 artifact entry (No. P517404). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517404 (Original work published 2019)

Nisaba 33, 224 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517404 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 224 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517404},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517404},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P517404
LB  - CDLI:P517404
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 224 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P517404
ER  -