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Nisaba 33, 863 (P518038)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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PUL Ex —

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
beginning broken
1'. 2(gesz2) [4(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3]
2'. 1(u) udu [1(disz)] sila3
3'. 2(disz) masz2 1/2(disz) sila3
4'. sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
5'. lu2-dingir-ra
reverse
1. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
4. ur-[{d}]ba-ba6
5. 6(disz) [udu ...]-ta
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 33, 863

[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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Composite No.:
Museum No.: PUL Ex —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 14:50:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2023-06-12 at 07:58:34	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2023-06-10 at 09:25:47	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2023-06-09 at 18:36:33	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2023-06-09 at 09:23:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2019-12-08 at 13:12:07	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2019-12-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

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“Nisaba 33, 863 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P518038.

Nisaba 33, 863 artifact entry (No. P518038). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518038 (Original work published 2019)

Nisaba 33, 863 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518038 (Accessed: July 20, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 863 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518038},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518038},
}

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“Nisaba 33, 863 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P518038.

Nisaba 33, 863 artifact entry (No. P518038). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518038 (Original work published 2019)

Nisaba 33, 863 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518038 (Accessed: July 20, 2025).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 863 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518038},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518038},
}

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