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Nisaba 32, 119 (P324650)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 50-01-027

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Ballum received cereals from Apilati, on loan, with witnesses.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) sze lugal
2. sze ur5-ra masz ga2-ga2
blank space
seal impression
3. ki a#-bi-a-ti-ta
4. ba-al-lum szu-ku6
reverse
1. szu ba-an#-[ti]
2. igi en-[...]
3. igi ur-sa6-ga#
blank space
seal impression
4. iti# ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
5. [mu] us2#-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ba-al-[lum]
2. dumu x-NE-[x]
3. muhaldim {d}x-[x]

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 43.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: complete
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
sealed; inscribed "Ballum, son of Abil-..., cook to Shulgi."
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Ballum received cereals from Apilati, on loan, with witnesses.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 32, 119

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 50-01-027
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain) Provenience Comments:
Temple Archive.
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.05.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-10-05 at 06:40:40	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 (190532) (190532)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 119 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324650.

Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry (No. P324650). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324650

Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324650 (Accessed: March 24, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324650},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 32, 119 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P324650.

Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry (No. P324650). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P324650

Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P324650 (Accessed: March 24, 2026).

@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P324650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P324650},
}

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DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P324650
LB  - CDLI:P324650
M1  - 2026/3/24/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 119 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P324650
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