Nisaba 34, 0262 (P469489)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

RBC 00303

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

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) naga si-e3
2. ku3-bi 2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze
  calculation: 180 ÷ 21.5/180 = ca. 1500 sila3 per shekel silver
3. ki ga-ti-ta
4. kiszib3 en-kas4
reverse
1. iti dal
2. mu e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
seal 1
1. en-kas4
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}isztaran

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002285.1 (composite) (P533397) S002285.1 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P469489

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) J. Rosen Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number RBC 00303
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-030597
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) RBC.303

References

  • primary: YRBC, 262

    [OzakiYRBC] Ozaki, Tohru, Marcel Sigrist, and Sergio Tang. 2023. The Rosen Collection Texts at the Yale Peabody Museum. Nisaba 34. Roma: Arbor Sapientiae Editore.

  • history: Mayr, PhD diss

    [Mayr1997diss] Mayr, Rudolf H. 1997. “The Seal Impressions of Ur III Umma.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden.

    (seal only)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-18 at 19:34:40 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Wagensonner, Klaus Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-04-11 at 05:13:43 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-03-04 at 10:41:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2020-03-03 at 10:08:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2014-09-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 34, 0262 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469489.
Nisaba 34, 0262 artifact entry (No. P469489). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469489 (Original work published 2014)
Nisaba 34, 0262 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469489 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469489},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 34, 0262 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469489.
Nisaba 34, 0262 artifact entry (No. P469489). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469489 (Original work published 2014)
Nisaba 34, 0262 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469489 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469489},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469489},
}


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