Nisaba 33, 497 (P362286)

Administrative bulla excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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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Museum Collection(s)

Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PUL Ex 0831

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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object bulla
obverse
surface a1
1. 1(u) 7(disz) udu niga 1(disz) masz2 niga
2. 2(u) 2(disz) udu bar ba-zi-ga
3. 5(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu u2 1(u) sila4 bar ba-zi-ga
4. 3(disz) masz2 sa2-du11
5. 8(disz) udu u2 2(disz) sila4 bar ba-zi-ga
6. nig2-gesz-tag-ga lugal
7. giri3 lugal-szu-ner-re sagi
8. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2 siskur2 giri3 du-u-du11 igi-du8
9. 1(disz) udu szu-ner gu2-de3-na
10. 1(disz) masz2 gesz {d}szara2 umma{ki}
11. 2(disz) udu niga 5(disz) udu u2 bar ba-zi-ga
12. 8(disz) udu u2 1(disz) sila4 bar ba-zi-ga
13. 1(disz) masz2 sa2-du11
surface a2
1. 1(disz) masz2 e2-mah-sikil-la
2. {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
3. 3(disz) udu bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
4. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-e11-e
5. 1(disz) udu {d}nin-{d}da-lagasz{ki}
6. 1(disz) udu {d}en-lil2
7. 3(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu bar ba-zi-ga
8. 1(disz) udu# u2 1(disz) masz2
9. [{d}]gu-la umma{ki#}
10. [...] bar ba-zi-ga
11. [... udu] u2# 1(disz) masz2 sa2-du11#
12. [...] balag# u4 nu2-a [{d}nin]-e2#-gal
13. [...] x [...]
surface a3
1. [...] 8(disz)
2. [...] e2-masz
3. [...] u2 bar ba-zi-ga
4. [...] bar ba-zi-ga
5. [...] masz2# {d}lamma-{d}szul-gi-ra
6. [...] udu niga 1(disz) udu u2 1(disz) masz2
7. {d}lamma-{d}amar-{d}suen
8. 3(disz) udu bar ba-zi-ga 8(disz) udu u2
9. 3(disz) sila4 bar ba-zi-ga 6(disz) masz2
10. esz3-esz3 sza3 nig2-gesz-tag-ga dingir-re-ne
11. sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
12. ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
13. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la u3 ur-{d}nun-gal
14. iti nesag
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15. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
surface b
1. gu2 {kusz}du10-gan-na-bi sza3-nin-ga2
2. u3 lu2-ur4-sza3-ga-ke4 ib2-gi-in
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-e11-e szusz3
seal 2
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka

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  • Artifact type: Bulla
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 33, 497

    [Ozaki2020Nisaba33] Tohru, Ozaki. 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: PUL Ex 0831
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.04.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 14:50:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-15 at 21:30:37 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Firth, Richard; Mayr, Rudolf H.; Ozaki Tohru Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-09 at 09:11:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-04-03 at 21:52:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Molina, Manuel; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2007-02-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002932 (composite) (P455642) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.42.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.04.00

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 33, 497 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P362286.
Nisaba 33, 497 artifact entry (No. P362286). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P362286 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 33, 497 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P362286 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Nisaba 33, 497 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P362286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P362286},
}


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