Nisaba 11, 28 (P201732)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 104762

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (1912 7-6 26 ni3-ka9-ak sa kuå sipa-e-ne. mu ∂Nanna Kar-zi-da)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

122.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 4(disz)# kusz# mu#-kux(DU)# x
2. 3(u) 4(disz)# sa# udu <x>-kam [x] ad6?#
3. la2-ia3-am3#
4. sza3-ku3-ge na-gada
5. 1(gesz2) kusz mu-kux(DU)
6. sa udu 1(gesz2)-kam 4(u) 3(disz) ad6?
7. la2-ia3-am3
8. lugal-uszur4 na-gada
9. 5(u) kusz mu-kux(DU)
10. sa udu 5(u)-kam 5(disz) ad6?
11. la2-ia3-am3
12. he2-sa6-ge na-gada
13. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) kusz mu-kux(DU) 7(disz) kusz
14. sa udu 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz)-kam 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) ad6?
15. la2-ia3-am3
16. ur-{gesz}gigir na-gada
17. 2(u) kusz mu-kux(DU) 6(disz) kusz
18. sa udu 4(u)-kam 4(u) ad6?
19. la2-ia3-am3
20. da-a-a na-gada
21. 1(u) 6(disz) kusz mu-kux(DU)
22. la2-ia3 sa masz2
23. ka5-a-mu na-gada
24. 1(u) 1(disz) kusz mu-kux(DU)
25. am3-ma na-gada
  1 line blank
reverse
1. nig2-ka9-ak sa kusz
2. sipa-e-ne
3. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (1912 7-6 26 ni3-ka9-ak sa kuå sipa-e-ne. mu ∂Nanna Kar-zi-da)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201732

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 122.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 26.0 mm
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 104762
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0026

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057424
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104762
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0706-26

References

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 28

    [al-Rawi2006NATU2] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2006. Documenti Amministrativi Neo-Sumerici Da Umma Conservati al British Museum (NATU II). Nisaba 11. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    Bilancio di tendini e pelli (ni3-kas7 ak sa kusz) da parte dei pastori (sipa-e-ne Cf. 43

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2015-03-13 at 12:54:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:31:28 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 11, 28 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201732.
Nisaba 11, 28 artifact entry (No. P201732). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201732 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 28 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201732 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 28 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201732},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201732},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 28 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201732.
Nisaba 11, 28 artifact entry (No. P201732). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201732 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 28 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201732 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 28 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201732},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201732},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201732
LB  - CDLI:P201732
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 28 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201732
ER  -
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