Nisaba 34, 1195 (P519430)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Rosen, Jonathan P., New York, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Rosen, Jonathan P., New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

Rosen RC 4

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. 2(gesz2) sa gi
2. ki szesz-a-ni-ta
3. kiszib3 lugal-ezem
4. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
reverse
1. [sza3] bala#-a
seal 1
1. lugal-ezem
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e
4. szabra

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 003446 (composite) (P456156) S003446 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.28.06.00, Šulgi.33.08.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P519430

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Rosen, Jonathan P., New York, New York, USA
Museum Number Rosen RC 4
Accession Number

References

  • primary: YRBC, 1195

    [OzakiYRBC] Ozaki, Tohru, Marcel Sigrist, and Sergio Tang. 2023. The Rosen Collection Texts at the Yale Peabody Museum. Nisaba 34. Roma: Arbor Sapientiae Editore.

  • history: Mayr SITU, SITU p. 306 (seal only)

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

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
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-04-11 at 05:13:43 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-03-03 at 10:08:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2020-02-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 34, 1195 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519430.
Nisaba 34, 1195 artifact entry (No. P519430). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519430 (Original work published 2020)
Nisaba 34, 1195 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519430 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Nisaba 34, 1195 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519430},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519430},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P519430
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - Nisaba 34, 1195 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 34, 1195 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519430.
Nisaba 34, 1195 artifact entry (No. P519430). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519430 (Original work published 2020)
Nisaba 34, 1195 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519430 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {Nisaba 34, 1195 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519430},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519430},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P519430
LB  - CDLI:P519430
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - Nisaba 34, 1195 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519430
ER  -
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