Nisaba 33, 306 (P517484)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA

Museum Number

Schrijver 20-304

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [1(barig)] ab#-ba-kal-la aga3-us2# szabra-ta
2'. ki lu2-sukkal-an-ka ma2-lah6
3'. 1(barig) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a 2(disz)!-kam!
4'. mu al-ba-ni-du11-sze3
5'. ki ur-{gesz}gigir
6'. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 gala
7'. 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-nisi
8'. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-a-ni
9'. ugula en-dingir-mu
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [1(barig) ur]-{d}ig#-alim
2'. [ugula] ur-ma!-ma
3'. 1(barig) lu2-nimgir!
4'. 1(barig) a2-na-mu
5'. 1(barig) ur-{d}hendur-sag
6'. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 nisi
7'. 1(barig) ur-{d}nansze lu2 nisi
8'. 1(barig) en-kusz2-u5 {na4#}[kikken]-gul-gul
9'. 1(barig) ARAD2 he2-dab5 gir2-[su{ki}]
10'. 4(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ama-du8 dumu-[ni]
2. 4(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-zi-[mu]
3. ki ur-mes ugula kikken2#
4. 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da# giri17-dab5
5. ki sukkal-mah
6. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 gi-zi
7. 1(barig) ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra
8. 1(barig) da-da
9. 1(barig) nig2-sza3-temen szesz-a-ni
10. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nansze dumu al-la
11. [1(barig)] lu2#-dingir-ra
12. [mu lugal]-mas#-su2#-[sze3]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(barig) ur-{d}da-mu nagar
2. geszbunx(|KI.BI|) an-za-ug
3. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu iri-ki
4. nu-banda3 ur-e2-musz
5. 1(barig) lu2-iri-sag
6. 1(ban2) da-da dumu-ni
7. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 unu3
8. 1(barig) ab-ba-du10-ga dumu dab5-ba
9. ugula szar-ru-um-i3-li2
10. [1(barig) {d}utu-zi-mu] ARAD2 [lu2-{d}ba-ba6 nu-banda3]
  blank space
11. [szunigin gurusz]
12. [szunigin gurusz a2 1/2(disz)]
13. [szunigin geme2]
14. [szunigin dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3]
15. [he2-dab5-me]
  blank space
16. [...-kam]
17. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P517484

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA
Museum Number Schrijver 20-304
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Nisaba 33, 306

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

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 306 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P517484.
Nisaba 33, 306 artifact entry (No. P517484). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517484 (Original work published 2019)
Nisaba 33, 306 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517484 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 306 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517484},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 306 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P517484.
Nisaba 33, 306 artifact entry (No. P517484). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517484 (Original work published 2019)
Nisaba 33, 306 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517484 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 306 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517484},
}


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DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P517484
LB  - CDLI:P517484
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 306 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P517484
ER  -
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