Nisaba 23, 029 (P376110)

Administrative 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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 110250

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] ugula ug3-IL2 tur-tur
2. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}gu2-an-ka
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}iszkur
5. 1(disz) ugula muhaldim 2(disz)-a-bi
6. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki}
7. 1(disz) nig2-ka9 szesz-kal-la
8. 1(disz) lu2-gi-na ugula
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}iszkur ugula
10. 1(disz) lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2#
11. 1(disz) ugula ug3-IL2 tur-tur
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}gu2-an-ka
13. 1(disz) lu2-iri
14. 1(disz) in-sa6-sa6
  blank space
15. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
16. 1(disz) nig2-ka9 a2 geme2
17. ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra
18. 1(disz) lugal-iti-da
19. 1(disz) lu2-du11-ga
20. 1(disz) {d}szara2-a-mu
21. 1(disz) a-szi-an
22. 1(disz) ugula muhaldim 2(disz)-a-bi
23. 1(disz) ugula lu2 lunga 2(disz)-a-bi
reverse
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}suen
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}gu2-an-ka
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
4. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
5. 1(disz) lugal-me-a
6. 1(disz) a-a-kal-la azlag2
7. sza3 umma{ki}
8. 1(disz) lu2-gi-na
9. 1(disz) lugal-uszur3
10. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}iszkur ugula sza3 gu2-de3-na
12. 1(disz) <szu>-gi {d}szara2-kam
13. 1(disz) <szu>-gi ur-{d}nu-musz-da
14. 1(disz) <szu>-gi i3-kal-la
15. 1(disz) <szu>-gi [x]
16. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
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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
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  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 29

    [al-Rawi2009NATU3] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part Three (NATU III). Nisaba 23. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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  • Museum No.: BM 110250
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0316

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00, Šū-Suen.08.00.00, Šū-Suen.09.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.07.00.00 to Šū-Suen.09.00.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-06-24 at 11:57:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-08-28 at 16:41:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376110.
Nisaba 23, 029 artifact entry (No. P376110). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376110 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376110 (Accessed: November 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376110},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376110},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376110.
Nisaba 23, 029 artifact entry (No. P376110). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376110 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376110 (Accessed: November 4, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376110},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376110},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376110
LB  - CDLI:P376110
M1  - 2025/11/4/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376110
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