Nisaba 33, 1089 (P362129)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PUL Ex 0671

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

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s) Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15
2. 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
3. 1(ban2) zi3-gu
4. 3(disz) sila3 esza
5. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
6. {d}nin-sun2
7. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15
8. 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
9. 1(ban2) zi3-gu
10. 3(disz) sila3 esza
11. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
12. {d}nin-e11-e
13. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15
14. 2(disz)# sila3 zu2-lum
15. 1(ban2) zi3-gu
16. 3(disz)# sila3 esza
17. 3(disz)# sila3 zi3 dub-dub
18. [{d}]nanna
19. [...] sila3 zi3-sig15
20. [...] sila3 zu2-lum
21. [n] 1(ban2) zi3-gu
reverse
1. [...] sila3 esza
2. [... sila3] zi3 dub-dub
3. [{d}]gu-la
4. [...] zi3-sig15
5. [...] sila3# zu2-lum
6. [...] sila3 zi3-gu
7. [...] sila3 esza
8. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
9. {d}en-lil2
10. 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
11. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
12. 6(disz) sila3 esza
13. 6(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
14. {d}inanna zabala3{ki}
15. 5(disz) sila3 esza 5(disz) sila3 dabin
16. sza3 e11-e
17. 3(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
18. 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
19. 2(disz) sila3 esza 2(disz) sila3 dabin
20. {d}utu
21. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
22. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
23. iti dal
  some text moved to next line
24. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
seal 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P362129

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PUL Ex 0671
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 164858

References

  • primary: Nisaba 33, 1089

    [Ozaki2020Nisaba33] Ozaki, Tohru. 2020. The Lost and the Found Cuneiform Collections Rediscovered. Nisaba 33.

  • citation: Molina 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.

Revisions and credits

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

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 33, 1089 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362129.
Nisaba 33, 1089 artifact entry (No. P362129). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362129 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 1089 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362129 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 1089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362129},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 33, 1089 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362129.
Nisaba 33, 1089 artifact entry (No. P362129). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362129 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 1089 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362129 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 1089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362129},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P362129
LB  - CDLI:P362129
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 1089 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P362129
ER  -
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