Nisaba 33, 759 (P361790)

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 0190

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
1. 3(ban2) sze lugal
2. lu2-{d}ab-u2 im-e tak4-a
3. dumu nin-arhusz-su3
4. ug3-IL2 e2 usz-bar
5. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6 a2 1/2(disz)
6. a-ru-a ab-ba-kal-la sipa
7. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
8. a-ru-a en-me-gi
9. 1(ban2) 5(disz) za3-mu-ma-us2
10. a-ru-a dam ur-{d}x-masz-e3 simug
11. a-ru-a-me
  blank space
12. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 1/3(disz) x 3(ban2) im-e tak4-a
13. ug3-IL2 e2 usz-bar
14. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
15. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)
16. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
17. a-ru-a-me
18. sze-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
19. sza3 nigin6{ki}
20. ugula a-szi-an dumu ur-du10
  blank space
21. [3(ban2)] ur?-{d}nansze
column 2
1. a-ru-a e2-ezem
2. zah3 sze-ba-a-ta gen-na
  blank space
3. ugula nig2-{d}ba-ba6
4. 3(ban2)! an-gin7-a-ba-dim2
5. zah3 sze-ba-ta gen-na
  blank space
6. ugula kar-re-ba-du7
7. 3(ban2) nin-mu a-ru-a
  pn missing after a-ru-a
8. zah3 sze-ba-ta gen-na
9. 3(ban2) esz3-e-ki-ag2 dumu ama!-ar [gar]-ra-ta
10. 3(ban2) nin!-lu2-sa6-sa6
11. a-ru-a ur-{d}igi!-zi-bar-ra nu-banda3
12. 3(ban2) nin-mu a2 1/2(disz)
13. a-ru-a ur-{d}nin#!-gal
14. 3(ban2) nin-bar-ta-e3
15. a-ru-a sza3-ga dam-gar3
16. 3(ban2) nin-e2-ul-da-gal2 a-ru-a x-sa6-ga
  blank space
17. esz3-didli
reverse
column 1
1. ugula ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
  blank space
2. geme2 usz-bar-me
3. 3(ban2) ur-{d}lal3-e im-e tak4-a
4. dumu geme2-{d}lal3-e
5. lu2 azlag2-kam
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz a2 1/3(disz) 3(ban2) im-e tak4-a
7. lu2 azlag2-kam
8. szunigin 4(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta!
9. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
10. zah3 sze-ba-a-ta gen-na
11. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
12. dumu ama-ar gar-ra-ta
13. szunigin 2(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
column 2
1. [szunigin 1(disz)] geme2# a2! 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)
2. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2)
3. a-ru-a-me
4. sze-bi 4(barig) 5(ban2)
5. sza3 ki-nu-ner{ki}
6. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-ib2-gu-ul
7. a-ru-a ga-a szandana
8. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
9. sze-bi 3(ban2)
10. a-ru-a-me
11. sza3 ki-es3-sa2{ki}
  blank space
12. dah-ha-am3
13. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
14. giri3 ur-sa6-ga-mu sza13-dub-ba
15. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
16. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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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, 759

    [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 0190
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.08.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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, 759 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361790.
Nisaba 33, 759 artifact entry (No. P361790). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361790 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 759 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361790 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 759 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361790},
}


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