Nisaba 33, 738 (P003768)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 067521

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

48.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01)# , UDUNITA~a MU
2. , |GA2~a2x(GU4.SZE3)| [...]
3. 1(N01) , X [...]
4. [...] , U4 UDUNITA~a BU~a SZE~a
5. , U4 UDUNITA~a NAR KISAL~b1
6. , U4 UDUNITA~a NAR A E2~a#
column 2
1. 2(N01) , UDUNITA~a UTUL~a IR11
2. , [...]
3. , U4 UDUNITA~a 1(N04) BU~a
4. , |NINDA2x(HI.AN.ME~a)| NUN~a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

Period	Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P003768 P517913 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P003768

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	48.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 20494,08 + W 20514,3
Findspot	Nc XVII,1 neben der frühdynastischen Mauer
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 067521
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 33, 738

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-04 at 18:22:38	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-06-09 at 11:49:43	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-06-09 at 09:11:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-04-03 at 22:04:20	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Molina, Manuel; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:07	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:40	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:32	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 33, 738 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P003768.

Nisaba 33, 738 artifact entry (No. P003768). (2025, April 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003768 (Original work published 2001)

Nisaba 33, 738 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003768 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003768},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 33, 738 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P003768.

Nisaba 33, 738 artifact entry (No. P003768). (2025, April 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003768 (Original work published 2001)

Nisaba 33, 738 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003768 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 4},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 738 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003768},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003768},
}

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