Nisaba 33, 521 (P362311)

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 0860

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
1. 1(esze3) GAN2 sze-ba u3-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2)
2. ab-ba-gi-na lu2 he2-sa6-ge
3. 1(iku) GAN2 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-an-ne2 iszib
4. 1(iku) GAN2 4(barig) ukken-ne2 lu2 [nig2]-ul-pa-e3
5. 1/2(iku)! GAN2 3(ban2) lu2-{d}szara2
6. 1(bur3) GAN2 2(barig) lugal-inim-gi-na dumu sza3-ku3-ge
7. 1(iku) GAN2 4(barig) dingir-ba-ni
8. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 4(u) gur nig2-ul-pa-e3 ku3-gal2
10. a-sza3 igi-e2-mah-sze3
11. 1(esze3) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) ur-gu2-de3-na nu-banda3-gu4
12. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ur-e2-mah dumu a-gu-gu
13. 1/4(iku) GAN2! 2(ban2) lu2-gir2-su{ki} engar
14. 1/2(iku) GAN2! 3(barig) a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
15. inim-{d}szara2 dumu a-gu-gu
16. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 4(barig) lugal-ku3-zu
17. 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}dumu#!-zi#?
18. [...] 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 [...]
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column 2
1. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(barig)! 3(ban2) szu?-[...]
2. 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(barig) 2(ban2) [...]
3. 1(esze3) 1(iku)? GAN2 4(asz) [...] gur lugal-ku3-ga-ni nu-banda3-gu4
4. 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) da-a-ga sanga?
5. 1(esze3) GAN2 3(asz) a-tu szusz3
6. 1(iku) GAN2 4(barig) mes-e2
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7. a-sza3 e2-mah
8. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(u) 1(asz) ur-e11-e
9. u3 i7 kun libir szu-ga
10. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2)
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reverse
column 1
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  blank space
  numerical notes
1'. apin-la2-am3
2'. 1(esze3) GAN2 sze-bi 5(asz) ki a-a-kal-la
3'. 2(esze3) GAN2 1(u) 2(asz) lugal-ezem engar
4'. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(u) 2(asz) inim-{d}szara2 engar
5'. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(u) 2(asz) lugal-iti-da engar
6'. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(u) 2(asz) lugal-e2-mah-e engar
7'. szuku-ra-am3
8'. a-sza3 igi-e2-mah-sze3
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. 2(esze3) 1(iku) [GAN2 ...]
3'. 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 4(asz) [...]
4'. 1(esze3) GAN2 6(asz) ur#-[...]
5'. 1(esze3) GAN2 6(asz) [...]
6'. 1(esze3) GAN2 6(asz) a-[...]
7'. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(u) 6(asz) gur
8'. ur-e11-e
9'. 2(esze3) GAN2 7(asz) gur {d}szara2!-mu-tum2 sipa
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10'. szuku-ra-am3
11'. a-sza3 e2-mah
12'. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(asz) gur
13'. lu2-{d}ha-ia3
14'. a-sza3 igi-e2-mah-sze3
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15'. a-sza3 gid2-da buru14
16'. a-sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
17'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 33, 521

    [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 0860
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.00.00
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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
2023-06-09 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, 521 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362311.
Nisaba 33, 521 artifact entry (No. P362311). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362311 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 521 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362311 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 521 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362311},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362311},
}


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