Nisaba 33, 61 (P517251)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 20-035

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3]
2'. [u4] 4(disz)-kam u4 2(u) 7(disz)!-sze3
3'. [sze]-bi# 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
4'. [3(disz)] udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
5'. [u4] 6(disz)-kam u4 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3
6'. [sze]-bi# 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz)! sila3
7'. [1(disz)] sila4 1/2(disz) sila3
8'. [u4 8(disz)]-kam# u4 2(u) 3(disz)-sze3
9'. [sze]-bi# 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
10'. [5(u) 7(disz)] udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
11'. [1(disz)] sila4 1/2(disz) sila3
12'. [u4 1(u)] 3(disz)-kam u4 1(u) 8(disz)!-sze3
13'. [sze]-bi# 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz)! sila3 gur
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [sze-bi ...]
3'. 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
4'. 1(disz) sila4 1/2(disz) sila3
5'. u4 2(u)-kam u4 1(u) 1(disz)-sze3
6'. sze-bi 3(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
7'. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
8'. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u)-sze3
9'. sze-bi 2(ban2)
10'. 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
11'. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam u4 9(disz)-sze3
12'. sze-bi 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
reverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz2) [... udu 1(disz) sila3-ta]
2. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-[kam u4 7(disz)-sze3]
3. sze-bi 5(asz) 3(barig) [...] sila3 gur
4. 4(u) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
5. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam u4 5(disz)-sze3
6. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2)
7. 1(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
8. u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam u4 4(disz)-sze3
9. sze-bi 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
10. 1(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
11. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam u4 3(disz)-sze3
12. sze-bi 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3#
  rest broken
column 2
1. [szunigin] 5(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3-ta
2. szunigin 6(disz) sila4 1/2(disz) sila3 ta
3. szunigin sze-bi 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
4. [sza3?] mu#-kux(KWU147)?-ra
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 33, 61

    [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 20-035
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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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, 61 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P517251.
Nisaba 33, 61 artifact entry (No. P517251). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517251 (Original work published 2019)
Nisaba 33, 61 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517251 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 61 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517251},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517251},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P517251
LB  - CDLI:P517251
M1  - 2025/5/20/
TI  - Nisaba 33, 61 artifact entry
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