Nisaba 11, 18 (P209204)

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 104752

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

Measurements

143.0 mm × 89.0 mm × 29.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. la2-ia3 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
3. masz-tur
4. 2(ban2) nin-geszkim-zi saga
5. 2(ban2) zi3 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
6. nin-ama-mu
7. 2(ban2) zi3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
8. szum-szum
9. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 geme2-{d}nin-ur4-ra GU4
10. 2(ban2) zi3 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
11. ama-gi-na
12. masz-tur nig2-gur11?
13. 1(ban2) nin-siskur2-e
14. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 nin-ezem
15. 2(ban2) zi3 1/3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 nin-dub-sar
16. 1(ban2) nin-he2-gal2 ZA
17. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ba-a-saga
18. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 nin-da-da
19. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nin-ku5-na
20. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 u-bar-tum
21. 1(ban2) 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 1/3(disz)#? sila3 zi3 sig15
22. geme2-{d}nin-ur4-ra#
23. 2(asz) 3(barig) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 6(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
24. geme2-{d}li9-si4
25. 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 zi3 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 nin-ma2-gur8-re 1(asz)
column 2
1. 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 esz18-dar-um-mi
2. 1/2(disz) sila3 al-la-szar-ru-um
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 geme2-{d}suen
4. 2(disz) sila3 ru-ba-at
5. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
6. a-gub-ba BI
7. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 2(ban2) zi3 sig15
8. nin-tur3-ga
9. 2(ban2) geme2-{d}nin-ur4-ra LU
10. 1(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zi3 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
11. su-he2
12. 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 zi3 4(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
13. geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da
14. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 zi3
15. geme2-{d}szara2 i3-du8
16. 1/2(disz) sila3 ba-a-du-du
17. 1(disz) sila3 nin-ma2-gur8-re# sze
18. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 geme2-sza3-ku3-ga
19. 1(ban2) nin-kal-la-ar
20. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nin-KU-sa6-sa6
21. 7(disz)! 1/2(disz) sila3 geme2-nigar{gar}
22. 1(ban2) 2/3(disz) geme2-{d}en-ki
23. 5(disz) sila3 geme2-{d}a-szar2
24. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 KA-a-lum
25. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 u-bar-tum
26. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ama-kal-la
27. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 la-ba-an-kar2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(ban2) zi3 7(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
2. nin-me-lam2
3. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 na-an-na
4. [n] sila3# zi3 sig15 geme2-{d}ma!-mi
5. [n zi3] sig15 2(ban2) dabin x
6. [n geme2]-{d}nin-a!-zu
7. 1(ban2) [dam]-gi-na si
8. 2(ban2) sza-[at]-kur-ra
9. 2(barig) pesz2?-tur-tur#
  edition has pesz5
10. 1(ban2) a-ha-ti
11. 1(ban2) la-ni-bu
12. 1(ban2) nin-ma2?-gur8-re si
13. 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
14. nin-e2-gal-e ba
15. 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 nin-i-ti
16. 5(disz) sila3 nin-me-lam2 ur2
17. 1(ban2) 2/3(disz) 1(disz) sila3 geme2-sila-luh
18. 4(disz) sila3 tur-tur-ra
19. 1(ban2) ama-nesag-e
20. 4(disz) sila3 nin-szesz-a-na
column 2
1. szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
2. szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
3. la2-ia3-am3
4. iti sze kar gal2-la
5. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 143.0 high × 89.0 wide × 29.0 thick
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  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 18

    [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.

    Arretrato (la2-NI-am3) di farina di qualitˆ fine (sik15) e farina d'orzo (dabin) di diverse donne. // Rochester 165 - STA 16.

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  • Museum No.: BM 104752
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0016

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.03.00 ?
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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 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:39:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 11, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209204.
Nisaba 11, 18 artifact entry (No. P209204). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209204 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209204 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209204},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209204
LB  - CDLI:P209204
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209204
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 11, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209204.
Nisaba 11, 18 artifact entry (No. P209204). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209204 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209204 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209204},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209204
LB  - CDLI:P209204
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209204
ER  -
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