Nisaba 32, 010 (P322491)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 48-02-090

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Basha received barley from the granary for distribution to the six individuals named.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

53.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(ban2) sze [szuku-ra]
2. ur4-sza3-[x-x]
3. 3(ban2) ur-[{d}]en#-lil2#?
4. 3(ban2) lugal-{gesz}[...]
5. 5(ban2) ur-nigar{gar}
6. 5(ban2) sza3-gu2-bi
7. 1(barig) 2(ban2) a-gu
reverse
  blank space
1. szunigin 4(barig) 5(ban2) sze szuku-ra
2. e2#-HAR gibil-[ta]
3. ki ka-guru7-[ta]
4. kiszib3 ba-sa6
5. iti diri
  some text moved to next line
6. mu {d}[x-{d}]suen# lugal#
seal 1
1. ba-sa6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-sa6-ga

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 53.0 high × 43.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
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  • Seal information:

    sealed; inscribed "Basha, scribe, son of Lugalshaga" (Mayr 94.2) but illegible here.

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Basha received barley from the granary for distribution to the six individuals named.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 10

    [Notizia2019Nisaba32] Notizia, Palmiro. 2019. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Rosen Collection. Nisaba 32. Messina: DICAM.

  • history: Mayr, SITU, p. 183

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma. Lawrenceville, NJ: Rudolf H. Mayr.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 48-02-090
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: --.01.13.00 (intercalated)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-09-28 at 09:14:59 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2020-09-28 at 08:30:01 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002014.4 (composite) (P533336) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 32, 010 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322491.
Nisaba 32, 010 artifact entry (No. P322491). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322491
Nisaba 32, 010 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322491 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P322491},
}


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