Nisaba 32, 259 (P328890)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 53-02-031

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 78.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 9(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
2. 9(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
3. kiszib3 tab-sza!-la
4. 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur la2-ia3 sze zi-ga
5. kiszib3 {d}szara2-a-mu
6. 5(asz) 8(disz) sila3 gur
7. kiszib3 a-a-kal-la
8. 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) [sila3 x gur]
9. 2(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [x gur]
10. x x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. la2-ia3 nig2-ka9#-[ak u3] la2-ia3 sze zi-[ga]
2'. szunigin 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) [n?] n sila3 sze gur#
3'. la2-ia3 sze gub-ba
4'. szunigin 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 [n] gin2 gur
5'. la2-ia3 ninda nig2-gal2-[la]
  blank space
6'. sze-bi 5(gesz2) 2(u) [n ...] x [...]
column 2
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. sze ur5-ra sila-a tak4#-[a]
2'. giri3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e dumu ur-e2-nun-na
3'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 86.0 high × 78.0 wide
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragmentary
  • Condition Description:
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  • primary: Nisaba 32, 259

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

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  • Museum No.: CUNES 53-02-031
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-06-16 at 09:05:46 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2020-10-12 at 11:03:05 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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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 32, 259 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P328890.
Nisaba 32, 259 artifact entry (No. P328890). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328890
Nisaba 32, 259 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328890 (Accessed: August 21, 2025).
@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-21]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 259 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328890},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328890},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P328890
LB  - CDLI:P328890
M1  - 2025/8/21/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 259 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P328890
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 32, 259 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P328890.
Nisaba 32, 259 artifact entry (No. P328890). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P328890
Nisaba 32, 259 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P328890 (Accessed: August 21, 2025).
@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-21]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 259 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P328890},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P328890},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P328890
LB  - CDLI:P328890
M1  - 2025/8/21/
TI  - Nisaba 32, 259 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P328890
ER  -
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