Nisaba 32, 056 (P323253)

Letter 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 49-02-030

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (A large chip disfigures the reverse.#)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 41.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. nin-ukken-ne2
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. 1(barig) sze ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ra
reverse
1. he2-na-ab-[szum2]-mu
  blank space
  seal impression
2. [...]
seal 1
1. lu2-du10-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nin-tu

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 41.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; inscribed "Luduga, scribe, son of Ur-Nintu" (Mayr 318.x)

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Letter (A large chip disfigures the reverse.#)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 32, 56

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 49-02-030
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    uncertain

  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00 ?
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-18 at 15:53:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-10 at 19:20:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru 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 002829.4 (composite) (P533539) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 32, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323253.
Nisaba 32, 056 artifact entry (No. P323253). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323253
Nisaba 32, 056 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323253 (Accessed: March 26, 2025).
@misc{2006Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {Nisaba 32, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P323253},
}


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