Nisaba 33, 755 (P361785)

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 0184

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'. [...] 5(disz) [sila3 ...]
2'. [ki] nam-tar-ra-ta
3'. [...] 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 ki nam-ha-ni-ta
4'. [...] 3(ban2) ki ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)-ta
5'. [... ki] {d}nansze-kam-ta
6'. [... ki] ku-li-ta
7'. [...] 4(ban2) ki lu2 ur-dingir-ra-ta
8'. [...] 2(barig)? ki ba-al-i3-li2-ta
9'. [...] 4(ban2) gur
10'. [...] gin2 3(disz) sze ku3
11'. [ki] ma#-an-szum2-ta
12'. [...] 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
13'. [ki] ur#!-{d}ba-ba6 dumu nam-ha-ni-ta
14'. [... ki] ur#-{d}ig-alim dumu i3-kal-la-ta
15'. [... ki] ur#-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
16'. [... ki] {d}utu#-mu-ta
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [... ki ...]-{d}utu-ta
2'. igi-6(disz)-gal2 6(disz) sze ku3
3'. ki ur-{d}da-mu-ta
4'. 2(barig) ki lugal-sza3-la2-ta
5'. 1(asz) ki usz-sa6-ga-ta
6'. 4(barig) ki ur-{d}nin-a-zu-ta
7'. 1(barig) ki {d}nansze-kam-ta
8'. 3(ban2) ki ur-mes-ta
9'. 4(disz) sila3 ki lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3-ta
10'. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ki inim-ku3-ta
11'. 1(disz) gin2 ku3
12'. 1(barig) sze
13'. ki zi-mu-ta
14'. 1(barig) ki ur-{d}dumu-zi-ta
15'. 4(ban2) ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
16'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ki nam-mah-ta
17'. 1(barig) 4(ban2) ki lu2-kal-la-ta
18'. 6(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
19'. ki lu2-e2-kux(KWU147)-ra2-ta
20'. 5(ban2) ki ur-mes szabra-ta
21'. 3(barig) ki ur-{d}al-la-ta
22'. 1(barig) ki ur-ki-sal4-la-ta
reverse
column 1
1. 2(barig) ki lu2-gesz-i3-ta#
2. 1(asz) 4(barig)! ki lu2#-[...]-ta
3. 3(ban2)? x ki#? [...]
4. 1(disz) gin2 1(u) sze
5. ki lu2-bala#!-sa6!-ga-ta
6. 4(asz) ki ma2-lah5-e-ne-ta
7. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da simug-ta
8. 2(asz) 1(barig) ki ur-{d}dumu-zi-ta
9. 2(barig) ki ur-{gesz}gigir! sa12-du5-ta
10. 3(ban2) 5(disz) ki ab-ba iri-ta
11. 3(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra-ta
12. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ki lu2-{d}nin#-gir2-su dumu a-tu-[ta]
13. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ki giri17-zal-[la?-ta]
14. szunigin 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) x [gur]
15. x 3(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 4(disz) sze ku3
16. sza3-bi-ta
17. [...] 5(disz) sila3#? i7?-kar#?
18. [...] i!-ta!-e3!-a
19. [...] lu2!-mah {d}nin-hur-sag
20. [...] kiszib3 a-gu-szu-ni
21. [...] 1(ban2) kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
22. kiszib3#? lu2!(TA)-uru11{ki}
23. [kiszib3] ab-ba-a
24. [...] ra?-a
25. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...] la2 [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] 5(disz) szu?-ku6?
4. [...] ansze
5. [...] e
6. [...] e?
7. [...] x
  rest broken
  (in part illegible)

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
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  • primary: Nisaba 33, 755

    [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 0184
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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, 755 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361785.
Nisaba 33, 755 artifact entry (No. P361785). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361785 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 755 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361785 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 755 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361785},
}


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