Nisaba 11, 36 (P201737)

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 104771

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 35 yield of palmtrees. zu2-lum kab-du11-ga uru4-la2 da-ba-a. iti åu-numun-na mu Ibbi-Sin lugal-e Simurum muhul)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gesz 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3-ta
2. zu2-lum-bi 3(barig)
3. ur-{d}suen dumu lu2-du10-ga
4. 7(disz) gesz 1(barig)
5. 2(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
6. 1(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
7. 4(u) 4(disz) gesz sza3-su3
8. 8(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
9. 1(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
10. 9(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
11. 1(u) 2(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
12. 4(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
13. 4(disz) gesz 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
14. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) gesz hi-a
15. zu2-lum-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
16. zu2-lum igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 3(barig) [3(ban2) 4(disz)] sila3#
17. dam lugal-{gesz}kiri6
18. 1(u) 5(disz) gesz 1(barig) 2(u) gesz sza3-su3#
19. 6(disz) gesz x
reverse
1. 7(disz) gesz x
2. 1(u) 2(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
3. 3(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
4. 3(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
5. 5(disz) gesz 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
6. 2(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
7. 1(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3
8. 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
9. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) gesz hi-a
10. zu2-lum-bi 6(asz) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
11. zu2-lum igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(disz) sila3 gur
12. apin-la2 {d}lamma-mu
13. ur-gu2-edin-na
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14. zu2-lum kab2 du11-ga
15. apin-la2 da-ba-a
16. iti szu-numun-na
17. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal-e si-mu-ru-um{ki} mu-hul

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 100.0 high × 56.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (1912 7-6 35 yield of palmtrees. zu2-lum kab-du11-ga uru4-la2 da-ba-a. iti åu-numun-na mu Ibbi-Sin lugal-e Simurum muhul)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 36

    [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.

    Testo di "ispezione" (kab2 du11-ga, vd. p. 3), relativo a palme da dattero e loro prodotto provenienti da campi in usufrutto.

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  • Museum No.: BM 104771
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0035

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.06.00
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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
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-03-23 at 19:15:05 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:31:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 11, 36 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201737.
Nisaba 11, 36 artifact entry (No. P201737). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201737 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 36 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201737 (Accessed: July 22, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201737},
}


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