Nisaba 30, 81 (P332394)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, New York, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

DIOC —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu lu2-u18-um niga 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 2(disz) udu lu2-u18-um niga 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 2(disz) udu a-lum niga 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 2(disz) masz2-gal niga
5. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
6. {d}en-lil2
7. 1(disz) udu a-lum niga 3(disz)-kam us2
8. 1(disz) udu lu2-u18-um niga 4(disz)-kam us2
9. 2(disz) udu a-lum niga
10. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga gu4-e-us2-sa
11. {d}nin-lil2
12. {d}suen-a-bu-szu sagi maszkim
13. 2(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2 {d}nin-urta
14. {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu maszkim#
15. 2(disz) udu niga {d}inanna
16. 2(disz) udu niga {d}nin-sun2
17. 1(disz) udu niga {d}lamma-lugal
18. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
19. {d}iszkur
20. siskur2# sza3 e2-gal
21. {d}[szu-{d}]suen#-la-ma-har sagi# maszkim
reverse
1. [2(disz) udu niga {d}]nanna#
2. [...] maszkim#
3. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 4(disz)# udu
4. [zi]-ga lugal
5. [2(disz)] udu niga
6. [3(disz)] udu
7. puzur4#-esz18-dar sagi
8. puzur4-esz18-dar szu-i maszkim
9. 2(disz) udu niga {d}suen-a-bu-szu sagi
10. {d}nin-lil2-ama-mu maszkim
11. ($ blank space $) 7(disz) udu
12. nig2-ba lugal
13. a2-ge6-ba-a
14. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
15. ki puzur4-{d}en-lil2-ta
16. ba-zi
17. giri3 nu-ur2-esz18-dar dub-sar
18. u3 {d}nanna-ma-ba sza3-tam
19. iti sze-sag11-ku5
20. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
  blank space
left
1. 2(u) 9(disz) udu
seal 1
1. nu-ur2-esz18-dar
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ma-nu-um
seal 2
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. {d}nanna-ma-ba
2. dub-sar
3. dumu u2-na-ab-sze-en6
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000561 (composite) (P430655) S000561 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 005541 (composite) (P458251) S005541 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P332394

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number DIOC —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 064024

References

  • primary: Nisaba 30, 81

    [Owen2016Nesbit] Owen, David I. 2016. The Nesbit Tablets. Nisaba 30. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:57:08 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 13:30:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-31 at 12:27:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 30, 81 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332394.
Nisaba 30, 81 artifact entry (No. P332394). (2006, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332394
Nisaba 30, 81 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332394 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 15},
	title = {Nisaba 30, 81 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332394},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332394},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/15/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332394
LB  - CDLI:P332394
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - Nisaba 30, 81 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332394
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 30, 81 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332394.
Nisaba 30, 81 artifact entry (No. P332394). (2006, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332394
Nisaba 30, 81 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332394 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 15},
	title = {Nisaba 30, 81 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332394},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332394},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/15/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332394
LB  - CDLI:P332394
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - Nisaba 30, 81 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332394
ER  -
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