Nisaba 33, 753 (P361783)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PUL Ex 0181

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. x ba-zi ensi2-<gal>
2'. usz2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-ni
3'. 1(asz) kur2 lu2-iri-sag
4'. dumu lugal-u4-su3-sze3
5'. 1(asz) kur2 ur-dun
6'. dumu al-la
7'. la2-ia3 3(disz) aga3!-us2
8'. ensi2-gal i3-dab5
9'. szu ur-{d}nansze
10'. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
11'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
12'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
13'. 1(asz) ab ur-{d}ig-alim
14'. 1(disz) lugal-a-ma-ru
15'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nanna
16'. 1(disz) dumu-nita2
17'. dumu#-ni!-me
18'. 1(asz@c) ab-ba-kal-la
19'. dumu ur-an-ta-sur-ra
20'. 1(asz@c) ma-an-szum2
21'. 1(asz@c) nig2-{d}ba-ba6
22'. 1(asz) nam-mah-{d}ba-ba6
23'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}gu3-de2-a
24'. dumu-ni-me
  blank space
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
  blank space
2'. dub-[sar ...]
3'. usz2 lu2#-[...]
4'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}[...]
5'. 1(asz) lu2-{d}KA#?-[...]
6'. usz2 ba-a-[...]
7'. dumu lu2-{d}gesz-bar-[e3]
8'. 1(asz@c) lugal-ti-da
9'. 1(asz) ba-sa6-ga dumu-ni
10'. usz2 ur-{d}nin-mug
11'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-ni
12'. usz2 ur-{d}ba-ba6
13'. 1(asz) dumu-nita2-ni
14'. dumu-ni-me
15'. usz2 nig2-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
16'. dub-sar i7-dalla-me
17'. usz2 ur-{d}en-sig-nun
18'. a2? lu2 azlag2-gal
19'. szu al-la
20'. dumu ur-nigar{+gar}
21'. usz2 lu2-dingir-ra
22'. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
column 3
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1'. 1(asz@c) [...]
2'. 1(asz) lu2-x [...] dumu-ni
3'. 1(asz@c) en-in-na-dan
4'. dumu-ni-me
5'. usz2 ur-dun dumu ur-zu
6'. 1(asz@c) kur2 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-ni
  blank space
7'. dub-sar i7 pirig-gin7-du-me
8'. 1(asz@c) gu3-de2-a
9'. dumu ur-{d}lamma
10'. 1(asz@c) kur2 szesz-kal-la
11'. 1(asz) kur2 ba-zi dumu-ni
12'. 1(asz@c) kur2 ba-ta-e11-de3
13'. 1(asz@c) kur2 lu2-kal-la
14'. 1(asz) kur2 ba-zi
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [dub-sar] i7-bi2-za-[gi]-li#-li-<bar-si-ga>-me
2'. [... lugal-an]-na-ab-tum2
3'. [...] lu2-du10-ga
4'. 1(disz) ur-mes dumu-ni
5'. 1(asz@c) ad-da
6'. 1(asz) ab lugal-geszkim-zi
7'. usz2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
8'. dumu-ni-me
  blank space
9'. dub-sar i7 sirara6!-ta-mu-zu-me
10'. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}nansze
11'. dumu ur-{d}lamma
12'. 1(disz) lu2-sukkal-an-ka dumu-ni
  blank space
13'. [dub-sar] i7 [...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. dumu# ba#-zi# [...]
2'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}lamma#
3'. dumu gu4-lah5#
  blank space
4'. dub-sar e-sur-ra sahar-sur-ra u3-gig u3 sahar? usz-zi?
5'. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
6'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}lamma
7'. 1(asz) ama en-in-na-dan
8'. dumu ba-lu5-me
9'. szu ur-sukkal
10'. dumu ur-zu
  blank space
11'. dub-sar gesz-gi-banda3{+da}-me
12'. [...]-da
13'. [... {d}]nin-szubur
14'. [... ur-{d}ig]-alim#
15'. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6#
2. szu nig2-{d}ba-ba6#
3. szesz ur-{d}szakkanx(|GIR3.LIBIR|)?#
4. 1(asz@c) lu2-pa3-da dumu-ni
5. 1(disz) ku-li dumu-ni
6. szu ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. 1(asz@c) kur2 ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
8. 1(asz@c) kur2 na-ba-sa6
9. dumu-ni-me
  blank space
10. dub-sar gu2 i7 nigin6?{ki}-sze3-du-me
11. [...] lu2#-{d}nin-gir2-su
12. [...] lugal#-an-na-tum2
  blank space
  rest broken
column 3
  blank space
1. szunigin [...] ensi2-gal
2. szunigin 2(asz) aga3-us2 nu-dab-ba
3. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz szu-gi4
4. la2-ia3 3(disz)
5. ensi2-gal i3-dab5
6. szunigin 5(asz) gurusz
7. szunigin 2(asz) dumu-nita2 diri
8. szunigin 4(disz) dumu-nita2
9. szunigin 1(disz) x [...] x
  rest broken
column 4
1. dub-sar gesz-i3-me
  blank space
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 33, 753

    [Ozaki2020Nisaba33] Ozaki, Tohru. 2020. The Lost and the Found Cuneiform Collections Rediscovered. Nisaba 33.

  • citation: CDLB 2023/003, §4

    [Molina2023Nisaba33] Molina, Manuel, and Zsombor J. Földi. 2023. “Identification of the Cuneiform Tablets Published in Nisaba 33.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin, no. 3. https://cdli.ucla.edu/articles/cdlb/2023-3.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: PUL Ex 0181
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 14:50:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-15 at 21:30:37 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Firth, Richard; Mayr, Rudolf H.; Ozaki Tohru Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-09 at 09:11:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-04-03 at 22:04:20 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Molina, Manuel; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2007-02-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 753 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361783.
Nisaba 33, 753 artifact entry (No. P361783). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361783 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 753 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361783 (Accessed: August 7, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 753 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361783},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361783},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361783
LB  - CDLI:P361783
M1  - 2025/8/7/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 753 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 33, 753 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361783.
Nisaba 33, 753 artifact entry (No. P361783). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361783 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 753 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361783 (Accessed: August 7, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 753 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361783},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361783},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361783
LB  - CDLI:P361783
M1  - 2025/8/7/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 753 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361783
ER  -
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