Nisaba 33, 443 (P362215)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PUL Ex 0760

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
column 1
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1'. sze-ba-sze3 bar-ta gal2-la
2'. giri3 lugal-e2-mah-e
3'. 2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4'. ki ur-{d}suen-ta
5'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6'. ki lugal-e2-mah-e-ta
7'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
8'. ki# {d}szara2-za-me-ta
9'. [n] 3(ban2) ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
10'. [sze-ba] guru7-a ku5-ra2
11'. [...] ki ur-e2-gu-la-ta
  blank space
12'. [szunigin ...] 2(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
13'. [sag nig2]-gur11-ra-kam
14'. [sza3]-bi#-ta
15'. [...] 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
16'. [...]
17'. [...] sze-ba gur
18'. [...] lunga
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column 2
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1'. x x [...]
2'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba [giri3-se3-ga] e2 kas4-ke4#-[ne]
3'. 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze-ba [giri3-se3-ga] {d}nin-ur4-[ra]
4'. 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ba giri3-se3-ga {d}szul-gi-ra
5'. ($ blank space $) sze-ba
6'. giri3-se3-ga {d}inanna zabala3{ki}
7'. ($ blank space $) x [...] gudu4 x [...]
8'. 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba [...]
9'. 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba [...]
10'. giri3-[se3-ga ...]
11'. 1(barig) giri3-se3-ga {d}gu-la
12'. ($ blank space $) giri3-se3-ga {d}nin-sun2
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reverse
column 1
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1'. [...]
2'. u? [...]
3'. ki {d}[...]
4'. 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba geme2 [kikken2]
5'. 1(barig) 3(ban2)? geme2 e2 lunga
6'. ki lu2-bala-saga
7'. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <sze-ba> geme2 [kikken2]
8'. 2(barig) sze-ba geme2 e2 lunga
9'. ki lugal-e2-mah-e
10'. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba geme2 kikken2-[...]
11'. 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba geme2 e2 lunga
12'. ki ur!-{d}suen
13'. 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze-ba geme2 ug3-IL2
14'. im usz-bar-ta
15'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba gur
16'. gaszam ki a-gu
17'. 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur ki a-szi-an
18'. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur ki lugal-me-a
19'. 1(barig) 5(ban2) ki ur-{d}iszkur
20'. 2(barig) 5(ban2) ki a-ab-ba-mu
21'. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba [...]
22'. sza3 mar-sa#-[me]
23'. 1(asz) sze-ba gur sza3 [...]
24'. 3(barig) 2(ban2) giri3#-[se3-ga e2] kas4 {d}[...]
column 2
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1'. [...] sila3 sze gur# [...]
2'. [...] 3(ban2) sze-ba ma2-lah5
3'. [ki] lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
4'. [...] 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze-ba gur
5'. giri3#-<se3-ga?> {d}szara2
6'. [...] 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba gur
7'. giri3-se3-ga {d}szul-gi-ra
8'. [...] 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba gur
9'. giri3#-se3-ga {d}amar-{d}suen
10'. [...] 1(u) 3(barig) 1(ban2) sze-ba gur
11'. [a]-bala du3-a-ku5
12'. [...] sze-ba sipa-de3-ne
13'. [...] 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba dumu sza3-gu4
14'. [...] 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba dumu ba-la-x
15'. [...] 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba dumu? en-nun gur
16'. [...] sze-ba za3-mu didli
17'. [...] sze-ba a-bala ki-sur
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18'. iti diri
19'. [...] 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba gur
20'. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
21'. ($ blank space $) 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) x
22'. szunigin 4(u) 1(ban2) gur
23'. zi-ga-am3
24'. la2-ia3 ($ blank space $)
25'. sze-ba iti-da geme2! usz-bar!
26'. [a]-sza3 la2-mah-ta
27'. [...]-gi-na
28'. [mu hu-uh2-nu]-ri{ki} [ba-hul]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 33, 443

    [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 0760
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.13.00 (intercalated)
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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 21:52:33 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, 443 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362215.
Nisaba 33, 443 artifact entry (No. P362215). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362215 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 443 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362215 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 443 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362215},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362215},
}


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