Nisaba 32, 004 (P322398)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 47-12-303

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (A loan of barley, the produce of a field.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) sze gur#
2. masz2 a-sza3-[ga]
3. ki puzur4-[x]-x-<ta>
4. e2-nig2-IL2#
5. szu ba-ti#
6. igi a-ba#{d#}en#-lil2#-[du7]
reverse
1. igi bi2-za-nu-um
2. igi a-bu-du10
3. mu nam-1(u) zu-za-num2#
  blank space
4. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
5. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki} si-mu-ru-um[{ki?}] ba-hul
seal 1
1. e2-nig2-IL2
2. dumu ur-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (A loan of barley, the produce of a field.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

sealed; inscribed "Enil, son of Ur-...".

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P322398

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 43.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 47-12-303
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190449

References

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 4

    [Notizia2019Nisaba32] Notizia, Palmiro. 2019. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Rosen Collection. Nisaba 32. Messina: DICAM.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-09-28 at 08:27:11 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322398.
Nisaba 32, 004 artifact entry (No. P322398). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322398
Nisaba 32, 004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322398 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322398},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322398.
Nisaba 32, 004 artifact entry (No. P322398). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322398
Nisaba 32, 004 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322398 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322398},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322398},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322398
LB  - CDLI:P322398
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322398
ER  - 
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