Nisaba 24, 06 (P201747)

Plan or Drawing tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 104801

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (field plan (drawing) 1912 7-6 65 no dte. areas of field and barley for sowing, habalugge engar)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) mer
2. 1(gesz2) 4(u) kur
3. 2(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 bar 5(ban2) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)!? ki
4. a-sza3-bi 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)!? GAN2
  calculation: (70 × 100) = 3b 16i + 2b 1 1/2i = 5b 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2i (?)
  (publication: 1(asz) 4(disz) in front of next 5 lines written vertically)
5. ($ blank space $) 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku)!? bar sze 1(ban2) bar su3
6. ($ blank space $) 1(esze3) su3 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)!? ki
7. ($ blank space $) 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku)!? lugal-a2-mu
8. ($ blank space $) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/4(iku)!? GAN2 nigar-ki-du10
9. ($ blank space $) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 du-u2-a-ni
  (publication: 1(asz) 4(disz) in front of next 3 lines written vertically)
10. ($ blank space $) 1(esze3) 4(iku) su3 1(ban2) bar sze 3(iku) ki
11. ($ blank space $) 2(esze3) 3(iku) diri-a 2(ban2) bar su3
12. ($ blank space $) 1(iku) GAN2 gig 2(ban2) GAN2 ziz2
  blank space
13. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku)!? GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig)-ta
14. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/4(iku)!? GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
15. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 2(barig)-ta
16. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig)-ta
17. 2(iku) GAN2 ziz2 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
18. 1(iku) GAN2 gig 1(asz) 4(ban2)-ta
reverse
1. 1(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 su3
  blank space
2. szunigin 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 sze
3. szunigin 2(iku) GAN2 ziz2
4. szunigin 1(iku) GAN2 gig
5. sze-bi 3(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
6. ziz2-bi 5(asz)! 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
7. gig-bi 1(asz) 4(ban2) gur
8. ha!-ba-lu5-ge2 engar
9. a-sza3 {d}szara2-ur-gu
  blank space
left
1a. 1(gesz2) 1(u)
1b. 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(disz) sila3
1c. 1(ban2) 5(disz)
1d. 3(u) 3(barig) 3(u) 5(asz)
1e. 3(u) 5(asz)

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (field plan (drawing) 1912 7-6 65 no dte. areas of field and barley for sowing, habalugge engar)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

20100103 englund: field calculations

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201747

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 104801
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0065

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057459
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104801
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0706-65

References

  • primary: NATU 4 = Nisaba 24, 6

    [al-Rawi2009NATU4] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, Franco d’Agostino, and Jonathan Taylor. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part Four (NATU IV). Nisaba 24. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-29 at 14:38:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 24, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201747.
Nisaba 24, 06 artifact entry (No. P201747). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201747 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 24, 06 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201747 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 24, 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201747},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201747},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 24, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201747.
Nisaba 24, 06 artifact entry (No. P201747). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201747 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 24, 06 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201747 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 24, 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201747},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201747},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201747
LB  - CDLI:P201747
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - Nisaba 24, 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201747
ER  -
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