Nisaba 27, 036 (P407039)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.08.005

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, bread etc to men, some of whom are called "secretaries." (sukkal))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 12.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda zi3 sig15 a-hu-ni
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-ri2-ri2
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda ur-szu
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda suhusz-gi
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda a-hu-BU
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-{d}suen
7. sukkal-me-esz2
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ur-{d}lamma
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda lu2-{d}utu
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ur-{d}lamma
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ur-{d}szu-[mah]
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda lu2#-an-ne2
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ma-ma#
4. lu2 maszkim-me#-esz2#
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) ninda i-szar-be-li2
6. [n] kasz# [n] sila3 ninda nu-ur2-i3-li2
7. [szunigin] 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz
8. [...] ninda saga szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
9. [...] gin2 i3 szunigin# 1/2(disz) sila3 naga
10. [...] 5(disz) gin2 szum2 u4 6(disz)-kam
11. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
left
1. mu e2 {d}szara2# ba-du3

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 33.0 high × 30.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: rev.-- gouges, especially on the left side.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, bread etc to men, some of whom are called "secretaries." (sukkal))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 27, 36

    [Borrelli2015Nisaba27] Borrelli, Noemi. 2015. The Umma Messenger Texts from the Harvard Semitic Museum and the Yale Babylonian Collection, Part 1. Nisaba 27. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

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  • Museum No.: SM 1911.08.005
  • Accession No.: 07291 (SM catalogue: 2077)

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.08.06
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-17 at 16:11:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-04-14 at 13:13:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 27, 036 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407039.
Nisaba 27, 036 artifact entry (No. P407039). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407039
Nisaba 27, 036 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407039 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407039},
}


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