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Nisaba 33, 831 (P361862)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 0267

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) zu2-lum kikken2
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2)
3. 1(u) gin2 zu2-lum gur
4. 3(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3-had2
5. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur?
6. si-i3-tum nig2-u2-rum szandana
reverse
1. mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan
2. ur-nu dumu nig2-u2-rum su-su-dam
3. [...]
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
1. 2(ban2) zu2-lum kikken2 lugal
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 3(ban2) 1(u) gin2 zu2-lum gur
3. 3(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3-had2
4. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur?-had2
5. si-i3-tum
some text moved to next line
6. mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
reverse
1. [ur]-nu dumu nig2-u2-rum szandana su-su-dam
rest broken
seal 1
1. ur-nu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu nig2-u2-rum

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)

Collections

Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 33, 831

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: PUL Ex 0267
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 14:50:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2023-06-15 at 21:30:37	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Firth, Richard; Mayr, Rudolf H.; Ozaki Tohru	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2023-06-09 at 09:11:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2023-04-03 at 22:04:20	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Molina, Manuel; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2007-02-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (164591)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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“Nisaba 33, 831 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361862.

Nisaba 33, 831 artifact entry (No. P361862). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361862 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 33, 831 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361862 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
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	title = {Nisaba 33, 831 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361862},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361862},
}

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“Nisaba 33, 831 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361862.

Nisaba 33, 831 artifact entry (No. P361862). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361862 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 33, 831 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361862 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
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