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Nisaba 32, 023 (P322509)

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 48-03-007

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for sieves and other reed items.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim saga
2. 3(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim dabin
3. 3(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim nig2-ar3-ra
4. 5(disz) {gi}gur-nag esir2 su-ba
5. 1(disz) kid szer7-um
6. ki lu2-igi-sa6-sa6-ta
7. kiszib3 an-gu-gu
reverse
1. uri5{ki}-sze3
blank space
2. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ga2-ra
some text moved to next line
3. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
seal 1
1. an-gu-gu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu e2-ki

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): 46.0 high × 40.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
sealed by Dingir-gu-gu
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Receipt for sieves and other reed items.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 32, 23

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 48-03-007
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: Šulgi.43.02.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-09-29 at 06:18:57	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 (190352) (190352)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 001972 (composite) (P454682)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 023 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322509.

Nisaba 32, 023 artifact entry (No. P322509). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322509

Nisaba 32, 023 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322509 (Accessed: March 24, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322509},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 023 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P322509.

Nisaba 32, 023 artifact entry (No. P322509). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322509

Nisaba 32, 023 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322509 (Accessed: March 24, 2026).

@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322509},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P322509
LB  - CDLI:P322509
M1  - 2026/3/24/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P322509
ER  -