Nisaba 24, 33 (P375986)

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 110128

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 9(asz) gu2 4(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki hi-a
2. da-da-ga
3. 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki hi-a
4. ur-{d}nin-tu
5. 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 3(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki hi-a
6. dingir-ra
7. mu bad3 ba-du3
8. 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na siki
9. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
10. 2(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
11. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar
12. dingir-ra
13. 5(asz) gu2 5(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki
14. da-da-ga
15. 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
16. ur-{d}nin-tu
17. mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3
18. 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 3(disz) ma-na siki
19. dingir-ra
20. 2(u) gu2 1(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki
21. ur-{d}nin-tu
22. 1(u) 8(asz) gu2 2(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki
23. da-da-ga
24. mu e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
25. 1(u) gu2 1(u) 3(disz) ma-na siki
26. da-da-ga
27. 1(u) 3(asz) gu2 4(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki
column 2
1. ur-{d}nin-tu
2. 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 4(u) 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki
3. dingir-ra
4. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
5. 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
6. da-da-ga
7. 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
8. ur-{d}nin-tu
9. 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 siki
10. dingir-ra
11. mu us2-sa e2 mu us2-sa-bi
12. 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 siki
13. ur#-{d#}nin#-tu
14. 2(u) 7(asz) gu2 4(u)# 5(disz)# ma-na 1(u) [n] gin2 siki
15. da-da-ga
16. 2(u) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 siki
17. dingir-ra
18. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
19. 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 4(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki
20. da-da-ga
21. 8(asz) gu2 6(disz) ma-na siki
22. ur-{d}nin-tu
23. 7(asz) gu2 2(u) 8(disz) ma-na 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 siki
24. dingir-ra
25. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
26. 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 3(u) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 siki
reverse
column 1
1. dingir-ra
2. 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 4(u) 7(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 siki
3. ur-{d}nin-tu
4. 1(u) 9(asz) gu2 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki
5. da-da-ga
6. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bum2{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam-asz ba-hul
  blank space
7. szunigin 1(u) 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 1/2(disz) gin2 siki hi-a
8. dingir-ra
9. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki hi-a
10. da-da-ga
11. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(asz) gu2 3(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki
12. ur-{d}nin-[tu]
  blank space
13. nig2-ka9-ak lugal-ezem-ta
14. 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
15. da-da-ga
16. 4(u) 3(asz) gu2 3(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki
17. dingir-ra
18. 3(u) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
19. [ur-{d}nin]-tu
20. [mu bad3 ba]-du3 u3 mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3
21. [2(u) 4(asz) gu2 2(u)] 2(disz)# 2/3(disz)? ma-na siki
22. [da-da]-ga
23. [2(u) 7(asz) gu2 1(u)] 5(disz)#? ma-na siki
24. [dingir]-ra
25. [2(u) 6(asz) gu2 4(u) 1(disz)] ma-na siki
26. [ur-{d}nin]-tu
27. [mu e2] puzur4#-da-gan ba-du3
28. [...] u3 mu us2-sa-bi
29. 7(asz) gu2 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
30. da-da-ga
31. 1(u) 6(asz) gu2 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki
32. dingir-ra
33. 1(u) 5(asz) gu2 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki
column 2
1. ur-{d}nin-tu
2. mu us2-sa e2 mu us2-sa-bi
3. 2(u) 7(asz) gu2 1(u) 6(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 siki
4. da-da-ga
5. 2(u) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki
6. dingir-ra
7. 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki
8. ur-{d}nin-tu
9. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
10. u3 mu en {d}nanna masz-e <i3>-pa3
11. 3(u) 4(asz) gu2 5(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki
12. da-da-ga
13. 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
14. dingir-ra
15. 2(u) 3(asz) gu2 3(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 siki
16. ur#-{d#}nin#-tu
17. mu# si#-[mu-ru-um]{ki} lu-lu-bum2{ki} [a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam-asz] ba#-hul#
  blank space
18. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) gu2 5(u) 8(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki hi-[a]
19. da-da-[ga]
20. szunigin 2(gesz2) 9(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) [x] ma-na 5(disz)? 1/2(disz)? gin2 [siki]
21. dingir-[ra]
22. szunigin 2(gesz2) gu2 gu2 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na 2(disz)? 1/2(disz) gin2 siki
23. ur-{d}nin-tu
  blank space
24. nig2-ka9 ugula usz-bar-ke4-ne-ta

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.37.00.00 to Šulgi.44.00.00

Record

20100103 englund: to sila in accounting

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P375986

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 110128
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0194

References

  • primary: NATU 4 = Nisaba 24, 33

    [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.

  • history: Verderame, SEV 4 (2008) 125-127

    [sec99553] N.d.

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
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 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 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:46:07 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:59:06 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:55:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-29 at 14:38:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 24, 33 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P375986.
Nisaba 24, 33 artifact entry (No. P375986). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375986 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 24, 33 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375986 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375986},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 24, 33 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P375986.
Nisaba 24, 33 artifact entry (No. P375986). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375986 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 24, 33 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375986 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375986},
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