Nisaba 33, 303 (P517481)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA

Museum Number

Schrijver 20-301

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
column 1
1. 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 1/3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 uruda
2. e2 szu-szum2-ma
3. 1(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na uruda
4. 5(disz) ma-na su-he2
5. ki ur-{d}dumu-zi-da-ta
6. 9(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na uruda sza3 ki nigar{+gar}-ki-du10 gal5!-la2-gal
7. ki a-ra2-ta
8. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
9. ki-la2-bi 4(u) 7(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
10. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) {uruda}gur10 1(u) 6(disz) gin2-ta
11. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2
12. 5(gesz2) [x] 5(disz) {uruda}gur10 1(u) 2(disz) gin2-ta
13. ki-la2-bi 4(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
14. 3(disz) {uruda}gur10 1(u) gin2-ta
15. ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) ma-na
16. 1(disz) {uruda}gur10 1/3(disz) ma-na
17. ki-la2-bi 1(u) gin2
18. kin dub2-ba
19. ka-us2-sa-ta gur-ra
20. ki lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
21. 1(u) 3(disz) ma-na 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 uruda
22. bi2-gu7 kin simug <si>-ga
column 2
1. 2(disz) ma-na su-he2 ki ensi2-ka-ta
2. szunigin 6(asz) gu2 4(u) 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 uruda
3. szunigin 7(disz) ma-na su-he2!(URUDU)
4. sag nig2-gur11-ra#-[kam]
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
7. ki-la2-bi 3(asz) gu2 4(u) ma#-na
8. 1(disz) {uruda}szen-dili2
9. ki#-la2#-bi 6(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
10. [3(disz)] {uruda}za3-szu2 gu4#
11. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
12. 1(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in
13. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na la2 2(disz@t) gin2
14. giri3 lu2-nun-gal
15. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
16. ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2
17. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) {uruda}gur10
18. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma#-[na] 7(disz) gin2
19. giri3 lu2-sa6#-[ga]
reverse
column 1
blank space
1. szunigin 3(disz) {uruda}za3#-[szu2 gu4]
2. szunigin 8(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) {uruda#}[ha]-bu3-da#
3. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) {uruda#}[gur10]
4. szunigin 1(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-[in]
5. ki-la2-bi 5(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) ma#-na 2(disz) [gin2]
6. bi2-gu7#-bi 1(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na [...] gin2#
7. kin#! til-<la>-bi 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz)? gin2 1(u) 1/3(disz)? sze
8. [1(disz)] {uruda}szen-dili2
9. [ki]-la2-bi 6(disz)! 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
10. bi2#-gu7-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na# 5(disz)? 1/2(disz) gin2
11. su-he2!-bi 7(disz) gin2! [...] 2(disz) sze
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12. szunigin 6(asz) gu2 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) sze uruda
13. szunigin 3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze su-[he2]
14. zi-ga-am3
15. la2-ia3 4(u) 5/6(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 1(u) 1(disz) sze uruda
16. 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sze su-he2
17. la2-ia3-am3
column 2
blank space
1. nig2-ka9-ak uruda
blank space
2. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
blank space

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	Amar-Suen.01.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P517481
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P517481

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 20-301
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 33, 303

[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, 303 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P517481.

Nisaba 33, 303 artifact entry (No. P517481). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517481 (Original work published 2019)

Nisaba 33, 303 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517481 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	title = {Nisaba 33, 303 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517481},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 303 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P517481.

Nisaba 33, 303 artifact entry (No. P517481). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517481 (Original work published 2019)

Nisaba 33, 303 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517481 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 303 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517481},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/28/
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