Nisaba 23, 008 (P376019)

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 110155

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 9(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. a-da gub-ba u3 e-bi szu ur3#-ra
3. a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti
4. a-sza3 GAN2 ur-gu
5. a-sza3 {d}szara2 a-sza3 la2-mah
6. a-sza3 a-gu2-<na> a-sza3 GAN2-{gesz}szinig
7. u3 e a-sza3 lugal-da-ab#-zu#
8. 3(u) gurusz gu4-e-us2-sa
9. 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz tu-ra
10. 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
11. sze bala-a ma2 sze gid2-da
12. ki-su7 a-ba-gal-ta umma{ki}
13. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. ki-su7 uku2-nu-ti sze bala u3 guru7-a im-ur3-ra
2. 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. ki-su7 a-ga-an-du-ul umma{ki}-sze3 sze ma2-a si-ga
4. 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 umma{ki}-ta
5. an-za-gar3 i7 gir2-su{ki}-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
6. 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ki-su7 du6-{gesz}ab-ba gub-ba
  seal impression
7. ugula ur-lugal
8. kiszib3 szesz-a-ni
9. mu ma-da [za]-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
seal 1
1. szesz-a-ni
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004082.3 (composite) (P533838) S004082.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376019

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 110155
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0221

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069105
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110155
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-221

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 8

    [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.

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
2016-03-04 at 16:09:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:48 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 23, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376019.
Nisaba 23, 008 artifact entry (No. P376019). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376019 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376019 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376019},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376019.
Nisaba 23, 008 artifact entry (No. P376019). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376019 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376019 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376019},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376019
LB  - CDLI:P376019
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376019
ER  -
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