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Nisaba 32, 017 (P322503)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 48-03-001

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of women (towing?) a boat.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
2. u4 4(disz)-sze3
3. tug2 ma2-a si-ga
4. ugula lu2-sa6-i-zu
reverse
1. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam
2. lu2-{d}szara2
blank space
3. iti pa4-u2-e
4. mu us2-sa ha-ar-szi ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}szara2
2. dumu al-la sukkal

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 35.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
sealed; inscribed "Lu-Shara, son of Alla the messenger" (Mayr 382). #
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Record of women (towing?) a boat.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 32, 17

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 48-03-001
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.11.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-09-29 at 06:16:07	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (190336) (190336)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003283 (composite) (P455993)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

General Notes: -

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 017 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322503.

Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry (No. P322503). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322503

Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322503 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322503},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322503
LB  - CDLI:P322503
M1  - 2026/4/1/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 017 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322503.

Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry (No. P322503). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322503

Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322503 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).

@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322503},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322503
LB  - CDLI:P322503
M1  - 2026/4/1/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322503
ER  -