Nisaba 33, 40 (P517237)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Adolph Schrijver, New York, USA

Museum Number

Schrijver 20-016

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] du
2'. [...] x-ta
3'. [...] ba?
4'. [...] ki
  blank space
5'. mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3
6'. 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) gur
7'. kiszib3-bi 1(disz)-am3
  blank space
8'. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3
9'. 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
10'. 4(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
11'. kiszib3-bi 1(disz)-am3
  blank space
12'. kiszib3 szu-a-zi
13'. 1(asz) gu2 szim du
14'. a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam
15'. 1/2(disz)? gu2 szim saga
16'. 1(disz)? gu2 szim du
17'. [a]-ra2 2(disz)-kam
18'. [kiszib3] szu-a-zi
19'. [...] x x
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. lugal-szu?-[...]
2'. 3(asz) gu2 [...]
  blank space
3'. giri3 szu-a-[...]
4'. a-ra2 2(disz@t)-[kam]
  blank space
5'. mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
6'. 2(asz) ur-{d}nin-ug2
7'. 9(asz) 2(barig) gur
8'. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
9'. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nanna
  blank space
10'. 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
11'. sze-ba i3-li2-tu-ri2-x
  Ozaki: inaccurate copy for kul2-[ti] ?
12'. 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur geme2 usz-bar-me
13'. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 an-gar3
  blank space
14'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 6(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
15'. szunigin 4(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
16'. szunigin 2(barig) gig
17'. szunigin 4(asz) szim saga gur
18'. szunigin 3(asz) szim du [gur]
19'. sze-bi# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. 2(barig) sze [...]
3'. 2(disz) kasz [...]
4'. 1(barig) lu2-{d}szul-[...]
5'. 3(ban2) ur-lugal x?
6'. 3(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra dumu lugal-ur!
7'. 1(asz) gur sze szu-ti-ru-um
8'. ma2 a-da-lal3-ta
9'. 2(asz) gur
10'. sze {d}en-lil2-la2
11'. 1(asz) gur 2(barig) dabin
12'. ki isz-pu-ga-ru-um
13'. 1(asz) gur lu2-{d}ba-ba6
14'. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 dabin gur
15'. 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
16'. 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 esza
17'. 1(ban2) gig
18'. ki en-ra-kal-ta
19'. 2(barig) pi5-sza-hi-lum
20'. mu szu-sza3-ga-ni-sze3
21'. 2(barig) munu4-si-e3 giri3 isz-pu-ga-ru!-[um]
22'. 3(barig) munu4 giri3 lugal-ti
23'. 1(barig) dabin 2(ban2) esza
24'. [...] en? [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ga#?-x
  blank space
2'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze ziz2 gur
3'. zi-ga-am3
4'. la2-ia3 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
5'. la2-ia3 1(barig) gu2-tur-tur
  blank space
7'. nig2-ka9-ak
8'. ki szu-na-mu-gi4-ta
9'. szu-a-zi
10'. szu ba-ti
  blank space
11'. [mu us2]-sa e2 puzur4-[...]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 33, 40

    [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.: Schrijver 20-016
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
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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
2023-06-12 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 09:23:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-12-08 at 13:12:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2019-12-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 33, 40 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P517237.
Nisaba 33, 40 artifact entry (No. P517237). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517237 (Original work published 2019)
Nisaba 33, 40 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517237 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517237},
}


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