Nisaba 33, 764 (P361795)

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 0196

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x {d}utu-i3-kusz2
2'. [...] x-na-mu dumu-ni
  blank space
3'. szesz-kal-la ugula
4'. nu agar4-a ur-gu-la
5'. nu 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
6'. x ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
  blank space
7'. i3-li2-mu ugula
8'. [...] 1(barig) lu2-du
9'. nu 1(barig) ur-{d}dumu-zi
10'. [...] ur-e2-an-na
11'. [...] gu-u2-gu
12'. nu 1(barig) ur-{d}nin-zi
  blank space
13'. ur-sa6-ga ugula
column 2
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. ur-{gesz}gigir ugula
2'. [nu?] 1(barig) lugal-lu2-du10
3'. nu 1(barig) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
  blank space
4'. a-tu ugula
5'. [nu?] {d}ig-alim-i3-sa6
6'. nu ($ blank space $) {d}szul-gi-he2-gal2
7'. [...] 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6
8'. nu 1(ban2)! 5(disz) sila3 lugal-u2-szim-e
9'. nu 1(ban2) ur-{d}iszkur
10'. dumu-ni-me
  blank space
11'. ur-{d}ig-alim ugula
12'. [...] ur-{d}en-ki
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. nu 1(ban2) 5(disz) {d}utu-sa6-ga dumu-ni
  blank space
2'. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-<da> ugula
3'. [...] 1(barig) sukkal-sa2-bi2
4'. nu 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-mes
  blank space
5'. a-gu ugula
  blank space
6'. [szunigin] nu 3(disz) gurusz nu-dab!-ba 1(barig)-ta
7'. [szunigin] 1(disz) gurusz usz2 1(barig)-ta
8'. [szunigin] 1(disz) gurusz 5(ban2)
9'. [szunigin] 5(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
10'. [szunigin] 7(disz) gurusz agar4-a usz2 1(barig)-ta
11'. [szunigin ...] 1(disz) gurusz 4(ban2)-ta
12'. [szunigin] 2(disz) gurusz usz2 4(ban2)-ta
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...] e2-IGI-[...]
  blank space
2'. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka# [ugula]
3'. nu 1(barig) lu2-nin-gir2#-[su]
  blank space
4'. lu2-{d}inanna! ugula
5'. nu agar4-a 1(barig) lugal-ki-ag2
6'. nu 1(barig) e2-ki-bi
7'. nu agar4-a 1(barig) ur-{d}su4-an#-[na]
  blank space
8'. lu2-bala-sa6-[ga ugula]
9'. usz2 1(barig) ur-{d}[...]
10'. nu 3(ban2) lugal-x [...]
11'. nu agar4-a 1(barig) zi-x [...]
12'. nu 1(barig) ur-{d}nin#-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. nu 1(barig) lu2#-[...]
  rest illegible
column 2
1. ur-{d}nin-mug ugula
2. [...] 4(ban2) lu2-{d}[...] dumu [...]
3. nu 1(barig) lugal#?-[...]-ra#?
4. usz2 lu2-{d}[...]
5. en-ni-na!-dan [ugula?]
6. nu 1(barig) ur-{d}[...]
7. [...] 1(barig) gub-ba-[...]
8. [...] ur-{d}[...] x [...]-ta?
9. a-kal#?-[la ugula?]
  (rest illegible then broken)
column 3
1. al-la-ba-zi ugula
2. [... agar4]-a 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. lu2-sa6-ga ugula
4. [nu] agar4-a 1(barig) a-lum-ma?
5. [...] 1(barig) ur-{d}ma-mi
6. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su ugula
7. nu agar4-a! <1(barig)> lu2-uru11{ki}
8. nu lu2-me-lam2 ugula
9. nu agar4-a 1(barig) lu2-giri17-zal
10. nu 1(barig) zi-ba-ba ugula
11. nu 1(barig) en-ni-na-dan
12. [...] ur-{d}isztaran
13. lu2-bala-sa6-ga ugula
14. nu 1(barig) ur-e2-an-na
15. [...] 1(barig) kal-la-x?-ma
16. [...] agar4-a 1(barig) sa6-da-tur
17. [...] lu2-sza3-ga
  rest broken
column 4
1. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 ugula
2. nu 1(barig) szesz-x-x x
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. nu 1(barig) [...]
6. lu2#-bala-[saga ugula]
7. 3(asz) 4(ban2) gur
8. [...]
  rest broken

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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, 764

    [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 0196
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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, 764 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361795.
Nisaba 33, 764 artifact entry (No. P361795). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361795 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 764 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361795 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 764 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361795},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361795},
}


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