Nisaba 33, 304 (P517482)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 20-302

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 6(asz) gu2 4(u) 9(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 siki tug2 szar3
2. 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na siki tug2 us2 szar3
3. 7(asz) gu2 5(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
4. sag nu-ub-tuku
5. 3(u) 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
6. 5(asz) gu2 siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
7. sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2
  rest broken
column 2
1. sag nu-ub-tuku
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
3. 6(gesz2) 9(asz) gu2 siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
4. sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-gal2
5. kiszib3 lugal-iri-da
6. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 szar3
7. 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki tug2 us2 szar3
8. sag nu-ub-tuku
  rest broken
column 3
1. 4(asz) gu2 siki tug2 guz-za du
2. sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2
3. 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 siki du
4. 3(u) 7(asz) gu2 5(u) ma-na siki udu ba-usz2
5. 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na siki udu szu-gid2
6. sag 2(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2
7. siki? tug2? x ma2-a ba-a-[gar]
  rest broken
column 4
1. szunigin 4(asz) gu2 siki tug2 guz-za du
2. sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2
3. szunigin 2(u) 3(asz) gu2 siki du
4. szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) gu2 5(u) ma-na siki udu ba-usz2
5. szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na siki udu szu-gid2
6. sag 2(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2
  blank space
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
2'. sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2
3'. kiszib3 lugal-iri-da
4'. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki tug2 szar3
5'. 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki tug2 us2 szar3
6'. kiszib3 inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
7'. 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
8'. sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3-ib2-gal2
9'. siki tug2 dingir-re-ne
10'. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma ensi2
11'. 1(u) 6(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [szunigin] gu2# 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 siki tug2 us2 szar3
2'. szunigin 5(asz) gu2 4(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
3'. sag nu-ub-tuku
4'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
5'. szunigin 8(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) gu2 5(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
6'. szunigin 2(asz) gu2 siki tug2 guz-za du
7'. sag 1(disz) ma-na-ta i3 ib2-gal2
column 3
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. szu-nigin 3(u) 4(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 siki tug2 szar3
2'. szu-nigin 5(u) 4(asz) gu2 7(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki tug2 us2 szar3
3'. szu-nigin 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
4'. sag nu-ub-tuku
5'. szu-nigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na siki tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
6'. szu-nigin 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 4(disz)-kam us2
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. x x x
2'. 6(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) 7(disz) gin2 hi-a
3'. ugula du11-ga-zi-da
4'. u3 ugula szar-ru-um-i3-li2
5'. siki ka udu?-ka gir2-su{ki}
6'. giri3 ner-i3-da-gal2
7'. giri3 puzur4-esz18-dar
8'. u3 a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7
  blank space
9'. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 33, 304

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Schrijver 20-302
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (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 13:12:05 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, 304 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P517482.
Nisaba 33, 304 artifact entry (No. P517482). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P517482 (Original work published 2019)
Nisaba 33, 304 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P517482 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 304 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P517482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P517482},
}


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