Nisaba 24, 32 (P375993)

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 110127

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. [...] 6(disz) sila3 [...] gur
2. [...] 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
3. [sza3]-bi-ta
4. [...] 7(asz) 1(barig) gur
5. gur# sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
6. 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur
7. gur sa2-du11-ta
  blank space
8. 3(gesz2)#! 6(asz)#! sze gur
9. zi#-[ga]-am3
10. 9(asz) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) [sila3] ziz2 sumun gur
11. i3-dub mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
12. 9(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
13. 2(u) 3(barig) ziz2 gur
14. 3(barig) 5(ban2) gig
15. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
  blank space
16. sza3-bi-ta
17. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur
18. 2(u) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
19. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
20. 9(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
21. 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gig
22. gur sze numun-ta
23. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 sze gur
column 2
1. gur sa2-du11-ta
2. [szunigin] 9(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
3. szunigin# 2(u) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
4. szunigin 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gig
5. zi-ga-am3
6. guru7 a-pi4-sal4{ki}-ta
7. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) sze gur
8. 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
9. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
12. 2(u) 6(disz) ziz2 gur
13. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
14. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sze gur
15. gur sze numun-ta
16. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz)! 3(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
17. gur sa2-du11-ta
  blank space
18. szunigin 4(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
19. szunigin 2(u) 6(asz) ziz2 gur
20. zi-ga-am3
21. ki-su7 bad3-du3-a-ta
22. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
23. gur sze ma2-[a si]-ga-ta
24. sza3-bi-ta
25. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) [n] sze gur
26. gur sze ma2-[a si]-ga-ta
27. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) [n] 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
column 3
1. gur sa2-du11-ta
  blank space
2. szunigin 4(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig)! 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
3. zi-ga-am3
4. ki-su7 a-u2-da-ta
5. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
6. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
9. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
10. 5(u) 9(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
11. gur sa2-du11-ta
  blank space
12. szunigin 2(gesz2)! 2(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
13. zi-ga-am3
14. ki-su7 {d}szul-pa-e3-ta
15. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
16. 1(u) 1(asz) ziz2 gur
17. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
18. sza3-bi-ta
19. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur
20. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
21. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
22. gur sze numun-ta
  erasure before numun
23. zi-ga-am3
24. ki-su7 du6-ku3-sig17-ta
25. 1(gesz2) 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
26. sza3-bi-ta
column 4
1. 4(u) [n ... gur]
2. gur sze ma2#-[a si-ga-ta]
3. 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) [... gur]
4. gur sa2-du11-[ta]
  blank space
5. szunigin 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze [gur]
6. zi-ga-[am3]
7. e2-duru5 a-[bu3-ta]
8. 5(gesz2)! 4(u) 2(asz) [n ... gur]
9. gur sze ma2#-[a si-ga-ta]
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) [n ... gur]
12. gur sze ma2#-[a si-ga-ta]
13. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) [n ... gur]
14. gur sze sa2-du11#-[ta]
  blank space
15. szunigin 5(gesz2) 4(u) [5(asz) n ... gur]
16. zi-ga-[am3]
17. ki-su7 a-sza3 muru13-ta
18. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 5(ban2) sze gur#
19. gur sze ma2-a [si]-ga-ta#
20. sza3-bi-ta
21. 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
22. gur sze# [ma2-a] si-ga-ta
23. 1(gesz2) 1(u) [n] 5(ban2) sze gur
24. gur sa2#-[du11]-ta
  blank space
25. 4(u) [n] 5(disz) [sila3] sze gur
26. gur# sa2-du11-ta
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. szunigin 5(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2)! sze gur
2. zi-ga-am3
  blank space
3. i3-dub e2-duru5 {d}[szu]-{d}suen#
4. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur#
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
7. gur sze ma2-a si-<ga>-ta#
8. 5(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze [gur]
9. gur sa2-du11-[ta]
  blank space
10. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) [n] gur#
11. zi-ga-[am3]
12. sze sumun mu si-ma#-[num2{ki}] ba-[hul]
13. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze [gur]
14. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-[ta]
15. sza3-bi-ta
16. 9(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
17. gur sze ma2-a si-ga#-[ta]
18. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
19. gur sze numun-ta#
20. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 sze gur]
21. gur sa2-du11-ta#
  blank space
22. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) [n sila3] sze [gur]
23. zi-ga-am3
24. ki-su7 GAN2-mah#
column 2
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz)! sze gur
2. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 3(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
5. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
6. 1(u) sze gur
7. gur sze numun-ta
8. 5(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
9. gur sa2-du11-ta
  blank space
10. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
11. zi-ga-am3
12. ki-su7 <a>-sza3! muru13-ta
13. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur
14. sza3-bi-ta
15. 7(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) sze gur
16. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
17. zi-ga-am3
18. ki-su7 {d}nin-hur-sag-|URUDUxSZU|-ta
19. 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
20. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
21. sza3-bi-ta
22. 2(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
23. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
24. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
25. gur sze numun-ta
  blank space
26. szunigin 3(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
27. zi-ga-am3
column 3
1. ki-su7 u2-du-{d}nin-a-ra-li-ta
  blank space
2. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
3. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 2(barig)! 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
4. szunigin 3(barig) 5(ban2) gig
5. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
6. sze-bi 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [gur]
7. sza3-bi-ta
8. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur
9. szunigin 4(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
10. gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta
11. szunigin 6(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
12. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
13. szunigin 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gig
14. gur sze numun-ta
15. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) 2(ban2)# la2 1(disz@t) sila3 sze gur
16. gur sa2-du11-ta
17. sze-bi 5(gesz'u) n 4(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
18. zi-ga-am3
  1 line erased
  1 line erased
column 4
1. [...] 8(asz) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ziz2 sumun gur
2. i3-dub
  blank space
3. nig2-ka9-ak i3-dub
4. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
5. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.03.00.00 to Šū-Suen.04.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P375993

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 110127
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0193

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069079
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110127
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-193

References

  • primary: NATU 4 = Nisaba 24, 32

    [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.

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
2020-12-01 at 09:10:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. 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 12:55:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-09-05 at 10:13:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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, 32 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P375993.
Nisaba 24, 32 artifact entry (No. P375993). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375993 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 24, 32 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375993 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 24, 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P375993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375993},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P375993
LB  - CDLI:P375993
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Nisaba 24, 32 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P375993
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 24, 32 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P375993.
Nisaba 24, 32 artifact entry (No. P375993). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375993 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 24, 32 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375993 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 24, 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P375993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375993},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P375993
LB  - CDLI:P375993
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Nisaba 24, 32 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P375993
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.