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Nisaba 32, 056 (P323253)

Letter 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 49-02-030

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (A large chip disfigures the reverse.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 41.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. nin-ukken-ne2
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(barig) sze ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ra
reverse
1. he2-na-ab-[szum2]-mu
blank space
seal impression
2. [...]
seal 1
1. lu2-du10-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nin-tu

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): 42.0 high × 41.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
sealed; inscribed "Luduga, scribe, son of Ur-Nintu" (Mayr 318.x)
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Letter (A large chip disfigures the reverse.#)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 32, 56

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 49-02-030
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)
Period Comments:
uncertain
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00 ?
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-02-18 at 15:53:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-07-10 at 19:20:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	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 (190333) (190333)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 002829.4 (composite) (P533539)	-	-

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323253.

Nisaba 32, 056 artifact entry (No. P323253). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323253

Nisaba 32, 056 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323253 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323253},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/18/
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323253.

Nisaba 32, 056 artifact entry (No. P323253). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323253

Nisaba 32, 056 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323253 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323253},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P323253
LB  - CDLI:P323253
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P323253
ER  -