Nisaba 27, 080 (P407662)

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 1913.02.041

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)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 11.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. ma-asz2
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ar-szi-ah
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. al-la-mu
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. lu2-sza-lim
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. {d}iszkur-ba-ni
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. la-qi3-ip
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. puzur4-ma-ma
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. a-a-kal-la
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. bi2-bi2-a
7. 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
8. 1(ban2) zi3-gu 5(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10 1(disz) udu a-hu-i3-lum
9. szunigin 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
10. szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda 1(ban2) zi3-gu 4(ban2) dabin 1(disz) udu
11. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz szunigin 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 naga
left
1. u4 7(disz)-kam
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2. iti szu-numun
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3. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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): 28.0 high × 26.0 wide × 11.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete.
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--distribution of beer, bread, etc)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 27, 80

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1913.02.041
  • Accession No.: 07358 (SM catalogue: 2774)

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.06.07
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:46:29 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-04-14 at 13:13:39 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, 080 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407662.
Nisaba 27, 080 artifact entry (No. P407662). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407662
Nisaba 27, 080 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407662 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 27, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407662},
}


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