Nisaba 23, 030 (P376115)

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 110255

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
1. 1(szar2) 4(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a de2
2. 3(bur'u) GAN2 a sahar-ra!(UM)
3. 2(bur'u) GAN2 sze-AN
4. gu4! a-pi4-sal4{ki}
5. 1(szar2) 3(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
6. 4(bur'u) a sahar-ra! u3 sze-AN
7. gu4 gu2-edin-na
8. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 szuku ensi2
9. szunigin 5(szar2) 3(bur3) GAN2
10. sza3#-bi-ta
11. 1(gesz2)# 2(u) 8(disz) sze gur
12. [szunigin] 4(szar2)# 4(bur'u) 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2
13. [x x x] a-sza3 aga3-us2
14. lu2# gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-gurx(|SZE.KIN|)
reverse
1. [x] GAN2 bar-ra-kar-ra
2. [x] a-pi4-sal4{ki}
3. [4(szar2)] x 2(iku) GAN2 bar-ra-kar-ra gu2-edin-na
4. [x] gurusz apin 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-ta
5. [x gurusz] sza3-gu4!(BI) 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2
6. 2(gesz2) n 3(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4
7. 2(gesz2) 1(u) gurusz erin2 diri
8. gurusz 1(disz)-e 3(bur3)# GAN2-ta
9. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-sze3
10. a-sza3-bi 2(szar2) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
  blank space
11. szunigin# 4(szar2) 4(bur'u) 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2
12. zi-ga-am3
13. 3(bur'u) 5(iku) GAN2 ib2-uru4!
14. nig2-ka9-ak sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-gurx(|SZE.KIN|)
left
column 1
1. a-pi4-sal4{ki} gu2-edin-na
2. u3 musz-bi-an-na
column 2
  column missing

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376115

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 110255
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0321

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069202
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110255
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-321

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 30

    [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 13:32:21 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
2019-12-01 at 10:54:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:55:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-22 at 12:47:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:49 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, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376115.
Nisaba 23, 030 artifact entry (No. P376115). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376115 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 030 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376115 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376115},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376115},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376115.
Nisaba 23, 030 artifact entry (No. P376115). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376115 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 030 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376115 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376115},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376115},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376115
LB  - CDLI:P376115
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376115
ER  -
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