Nisaba 27, 039 (P407042)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.08.008

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, bread etc)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. szu-{d}nin-szubur
4. 5(disz) sila3 [kasz 5(disz) sila3] ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) [gin2 i3 2(disz)] gin2 naga
6. bi2#-bi2#-a
7. 5(disz) [sila3 kasz 5(disz)] sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ib-gi-a
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ur-{d}ma-mi
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. [3(disz) gin2] i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. a#-gu-a
16. [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. hu#-wa-wa
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. puzur4-i3-li2
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. lu2-sza-lim
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
10. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. nig2-{d}ba-ba6
12. szunigin 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
13. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
14. iti pa4-u2-e
left
1. u4 8(disz)-kam mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, bread etc)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P407042

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- top left corner chipped. rev.-- large gouge in center of tablet.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1911.08.008
Accession Number 07294 (SM catalogue: 2080)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188730

References

  • primary: Nisaba 27, 39

    [Borrelli2015Nisaba27] Borrelli, Noemi. 2015. The Umma Messenger Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum and the Yale Babylonian Collection, Part 1. Nisaba 27. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:46:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-04-14 at 13:13:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 27, 039 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407042.
Nisaba 27, 039 artifact entry (No. P407042). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407042
Nisaba 27, 039 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407042 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407042},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 27, 039 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407042.
Nisaba 27, 039 artifact entry (No. P407042). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407042
Nisaba 27, 039 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407042 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407042},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407042
LB  - CDLI:P407042
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - Nisaba 27, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407042
ER  -
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