Nisaba 33, 447 (P362221)

Administrative bulla 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 0766

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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bulla
obverse
surface a1
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
3. 2(disz) kasz dida saga 2(ban2)-ta
4. 3(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2)-ta
5. 5(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2)-ta
6. 2(u) 4(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)-ta
surface a2
1. 3(asz) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda gur
2. 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
3. 2(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga kum
4. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sa szum2 gaz
5. 1(barig) udu! u2!
surface a3
1. sa2-du11 kas4
2. giri3 ku3-ga-ni
3. kiszib3 ur-e11-e
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. ur-e11-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{+gar}

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  • Artifact type: Bulla
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CBCT, PUL Ex 766

    [ChieraCBCT] Chiera, Edward. n.d.

  • history: Nisaba 33, 447

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: PUL Ex 0766
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.01.00
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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
2023-06-12 at 07:58:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-10 at 09:25:47 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-09 at 18:36:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004421 (composite) (P457131) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 33, 447 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362221.
Nisaba 33, 447 artifact entry (No. P362221). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362221 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 447 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362221 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 447 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362221},
}


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