Nisaba 33, 1083 (P362118)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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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Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PUL Ex 0652

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 6(asz) 2(barig) sza3-gal x [...]
2. kiszib3 a-lu5-[lu5]
3. 1(asz) 2(barig) sza3-gal amar niga x [...]
4. 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur 1(asz) [... ziz2 gur]
5. sa2-du11 {d}szul-gi#-[ra]
6. kiszib3 nigar{+gar}-ki-du10
7. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur 1(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
8. sa2-du11 {d}amar-{d}suen kiszib3 a-kal-la
9. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur 1(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
10. sa2-du11 {d}szu-{d}suen
11. kiszib3 a-kal-la
12. 1(asz) 2(barig) gur sa2-du11 {d}nun-gal
13. kiszib3 dam ur-sa6-sa6
14. 1(asz) gur sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
15. kiszib3 igi-{d}szara2-sze3
16. 2(barig) sze ur5-ra kiszib3 nigar{+gar}-ki-du10
17. 2(ban2) sze ur5-ra kiszib3 lugal-he2-gal2-gu-la
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18. 2(barig) sze ensi2-ka ki ba-gar
19. kiszib3 a!-kal-la dumu inim-gu-la!
reverse
1. szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. szunigin 2(asz) 5(ban2) ziz2 gur
3. sza3# guru7#-gu-la-ta
4. [...] gu2 hi-da kiszib3 lugal-sipa?
5. 1(barig) [...] x kiszib3 a-da-lal3
6. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ziz2
7. nig2-dab5 ma2-gur8-ra
8. kiszib3 ur-{d}gu-nu-ra
9. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ziz2
10. nig2-dab5 in-na-bulug3
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11. iti pa4-u2-e
12. inim?-{d}[... aga3?]-us2-gal
13. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ziz2 nig2-dab5 in-na
14. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ziz2 nig2-dab5 en-na
15. al-la agrig
16. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 al-la
17. 2(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}ma-mi
18. 2(asz) 3(barig) sze da-la2 x x
19. 1(asz) sze da-la2 kesz2 ne?
20. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba ma-an-sa6-sa6
21. 1(barig) sa2-du11 ma2-gu-la
22. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 sze gur
23. szunigin 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
24. ki? sze ensi2-ka
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left
1. u4 2(disz)-ta
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2. iti pa4-u2-e
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3. mu si-ma-num2{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, 1083

    [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 0652
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.11.02
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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, 1083 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362118.
Nisaba 33, 1083 artifact entry (No. P362118). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362118 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 1083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362118 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 1083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362118},
}


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