Nisaba 33, 761 (P361792)

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 0193

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(u) sze gur lugal
2. tir ba-bil3-ta
3. 5(asz) 5(ban2) gur
4. {gesz}balag-ta
5. 6(asz) guru7 nibru{ki}-ta
6. 2(asz) kar-ta
7. 3(barig) sze gir2-su{ki}-ta de6-a
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga ki
9. sze bala-bi 3(barig)
10. 2(asz) 2(barig) guru7 sag-da-na-ta
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
12. sza3-bi-ta
column 2
1. 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
2. sze bala-bi 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
3. 3(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
5. kiszib3 ur-mes
6. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz saga
7. sze bala-bi 5(ban2)
8. 1(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du
9. 2(barig) sze
10. kiszib3 lugal-an-na-tum2
11. 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) kasz saga
12. sze bala-bi 4(barig) 1(ban2)
13. kiszib3 nig2-sza3-ge
14. 4(ban2) kasz du
15. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu lugal-pa-e3
reverse
column 1
1. 2(ban2) kasz du
2. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-en3
3. kiszib3 al?-bi-du
4. 2(barig) kasz du
5. sze bala-bi 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
6. 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du
7. 1(barig) x ra-e3
8. 2(disz)? dug-gal-gal
9. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu za-ga!-la2!
10. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz 4(ban2)
11. sze bala-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2)
12. 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du
13. ki-a-nag
14. 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga
15. sze bala-bi [1(barig)?] 4(ban2) [...] sila3
16. ki da-tum
17. 2(ban2) kasz du siskur2 isin2{+si}-na
column 2
1. 2(ban2) szim saga
2. sze bala-bi 2(ban2)? [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...] x
6. x x x
7. x x x
8. x x x
9. x x x
10. x x x
11. x [...] 6(disz) x
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12. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz)? sila3 gur
  blank space
13. zi-ga
14. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(disz) [sila3] zi3 gur
15. nig2-ka9-ak# da? {d}utu?
16. [...]-{d}saman4#? i3-dab5
17. iti! 5(disz)-kam
18. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 33, 761

    [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 0193
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.00.00 (us2-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, 761 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361792.
Nisaba 33, 761 artifact entry (No. P361792). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361792 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 761 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361792 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 761 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361792},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361792},
}


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