Nisaba 23, 005 (P376005)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 110141

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. gesz ur3-ra# [a-ra2 3(disz)] 4(iku)! [1/2(iku)! GAN2-ta]
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) [...]
5. 2(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(gesz2) 2(u) sar gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta
6. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) 5/6(disz)
7. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku)! GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(gesz2) 2(u) sar gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku)! 1/2(iku)! GAN2-ta
8. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz)
9. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta
10. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz)
blank space
11. a-sza3 ugur2-tur
12. iti nesag u3
some text moved to next line
13. iti dal
14. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 4(disz) 1(iku)! 1/2(disz)! GAN2-ta
15. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
16. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) x 1(u) 1(disz) sar GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta
(x erased)
17. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz)
column 2
beginning broken
1'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) [(x)]
2'. 1(bur3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku)!# x? x? GAN2 [gesz ur3-ra] a-ra2 [2(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2]-ta
3'. a2 erin2-na-[bi u4 x] 2/3(disz)
4'. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta
5'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 8(disz)
6'. a-sza3 la2-mah
7'. 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1(iku) GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta
8'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 8(disz)
9'. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta
10'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 2(disz) 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
11'. 2(bur3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta
12'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)
13'. a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra
14'. 5(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta
15'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(disz)
16'. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) 1(iku)! 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta
17'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 1(disz)
18'. a-sza3 a-gesztin-na
blank space
column 3
beginning broken
1'. 1(bur3) [n ... GAN2 ...]
2'. a2-bi [u4 ...]
3'. 2(gesz2) 5(u) [sar ...] [...]
4'. a2-bi [u4 ...]
5'. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) sar [...] [...]
6'. a2-bi u4 5(u)# [x]
7'. 5(gesz2) 3(u) sar gi [x] sar-[ta]
8'. a2-bi u4 1(u) 1(disz)
9'. 9(gesz2) 1(u) sar gi x a-ra2 2(u) sar-ta
x erased
10'. a2-bi u4 2(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
11'. 3(gesz2) 5(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
12'. a2-bi u4 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)
13'. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 4(disz) sar-ta
14'. a2-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz)
15'. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) sar nig2-gul 6(disz) sar-ta
16'. a2-bi u4 1(u) 1(disz)
17'. 3(u) 5(disz) sar nig2-gul 7(disz) sar-ta
18'. a2-bi u4 7(disz)
19'. 4(gesz2) 4(u) sar {u2}hirinx(KWU318)?-na zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
20'. a2-bi u4 1(u) 4(disz)
21'. 4(disz) sar {u2}hirinx(KWU318)?-na zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
column 4
beginning broken
1'. a-sza3 ugur2#-[tur]
2'. 3(gesz2) 2(u) sar# [...] 5(disz) sar-ta
3'. a2-bi u4 5(u)#
4'. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) sar [x] 5(disz) sar-ta
5'. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) [...]
6'. 3(disz) sar nig2-gul [(x)] 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
7'. a2-bi u4 1(u) 2(disz) [(x)]
8'. 3(u) sar nig2-gul [(x)]
9'. a2-bi u4 3(disz) [(x)]
10'. 2(gesz2) 2(u) sar nig2-gul [(x)]
11'. a2-bi u4 7(disz) [(x)]
12'. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar nig2#-[gul (x)] 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
13'. a2-bi u4 1(u) 3(disz)
14'. 1(gesz2) 5(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
reverse
column 1
1. a2-bi u4 5(disz)?
2. 2(u) sar gi a-ra2 1(u) sar-ta
3. a2-bi u4 1(disz)
4. 5(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. 4(u)# x ug3-IL2
6. 1(u) 5(disz) NU# gurusz#-ta# x
7. 1(gesz2) 2(u)# 8(disz)# gurusz
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) geme2
9. 1(u) 3(disz) dumu-nita2# [...]-ta RI-[...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi <u4> 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 1(disz)
3. a-sza3 ugur2-tur
4. 5(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-ta
5. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(disz)
6. a-sza3 la2-mah
7. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-ta
8. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz)
9. a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra
10. 4(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
12. a-sza3 a-gesztin-na
13. 1(iku) GAN2 uru4-a ki SAR? 4(u) [n ...]
14. [a2] erin2-na-bi# [u4 ...]
n lines broken
blank space
column 4
blank space
n lines broken
1. [... tug2?]-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) ak
rest broken

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

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 5

[al-Rawi2009NATU3] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part Three (NATU III). Nisaba 23. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 110141
Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0207

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.04.00, --.--.05.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: --.--.04.00 to --.--.05.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2016-01-06 at 08:59:11	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-08-04 at 15:46:12	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 15:04:33	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-04-12 at 18:56:48	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (069091) (069091)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110141) (BM.110141)
The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-207) (W_1914-0404-207)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376005.

Nisaba 23, 005 artifact entry (No. P376005). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376005 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 23, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376005 (Accessed: August 18, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376005.

Nisaba 23, 005 artifact entry (No. P376005). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376005 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 23, 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376005 (Accessed: August 18, 2025).

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