Nisaba 32, 073 (P323374)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USAMuseum Number
CUNES 49-05-007Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Barley? A very curious, and probably unique, feature o this tablet is that the transaction on it, though recorded at Umma, is stated to have occurred in Kimash, a foreign country.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
35.0 mm × 31.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. [n] 2(asz) 3(barig) n [sze gur] lugal
2. gur# nam-ha-ni sukkal-ta
3. e2 {d}KU-AH-ME#?-ta
reverse
1. sza3 |KI.AN|{ki}
2. szesz#-kal#-la szu [ba]-ti
3. iti {d}li9-si4
4. mu en eridu{ki}-ga ba-hun-ga2#
obverse
1. [n] 2(asz) 3(barig) n [sze gur] lugal
2. gur# nam-ha-ni sukkal-ta
3. e2 {d}KU-AH-ME#?-ta
reverse
1. sza3 |KI.AN|{ki}
2. szesz#-kal#-la szu [ba]-ti
3. iti {d}li9-si4
4. mu en eridu{ki}-ga ba-hun-ga2#
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 35.0 high × 31.0 wide
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation: 75%
- Condition Description: Intact but chipped around upper edge.#
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Barley? A very curious, and probably unique, feature o this tablet is that the transaction on it, though recorded at Umma, is stated to have occurred in Kimash, a foreign country.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 32, 73
[Notizia2019Nisaba32] Notizia, Palmiro. 2019. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Rosen Collection. Nisaba 32. Messina: DICAM.
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- Museum No.: CUNES 49-05-007
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.09.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2020-11-06 at 11:56:37 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2020-10-04 at 00:26:18 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Fitzgerald, Madeleine | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (190379) (190379)
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Cite this Artifacts
“Nisaba 32, 073 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P323374.
Nisaba 32, 073 artifact entry (No. P323374). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323374
Nisaba 32, 073 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323374 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).
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