Nisaba 32, 100 (P323995)

Legal 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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-14-043

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Loan of barley.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 42.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) <sila3> gur#
2. sze ur5-ra masz2-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur#
3. ki a-da-ga-ta
4. al-u2-a dumu szesz-kal-la iszib
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
  blank space
2. iti {d}[...]
3. [...]
seal 1
1. inim-ma-ni-zi
2. dumu szesz-kal-la
3. gudu4 [...]

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): 38.0 high × 42.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
  • Condition Description: Upper edge crumbled
  • Join Information:
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  • Seal information:

    sealed; inscribed "Inimani-zi, son of Sheshkalla the purification priest [of ...?]" The seal is otherwise unknown..

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 100

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

  • history: Mayr SITU, p. 224-225

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 49-14-043
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-01-28 at 03:24:22 Firth, Richard Atf Gross, Andrew CDLI approved View
2020-10-04 at 07:08:59 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002174 (composite) (P454884) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 32, 100 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P323995.
Nisaba 32, 100 artifact entry (No. P323995). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P323995 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 32, 100 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P323995 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P323995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P323995},
}


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