Nisaba 23, 034 (P376127)

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 110269

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
  beginning broken
1'. [1(disz) ur]-am3
2'. [1(disz)] lugal-kar-[re]
3'. [1(disz)] lu2-eb-gal
4'. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu a2-na-na
5'. 1(disz) ur-nin i3-ra2-ra2
6'. 1(disz) gi-ma-ma szitim
7'. 1(disz) mes-e2 aszgab
8'. 1(disz) a-du dub-sar kas4
9'. 1(disz) u2-li
10'. 1(disz) igi-{d}szara2-sze3
11'. szusz3 zi-gum3-me
12'. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu na-silim
13'. 1(disz) a-kal-la gu-za-la2
14'. 1(disz) giri3-ni aga3-us2
15'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}inanna sipa# aszgab-sze3 ga2
column 2
1. [...]-ra#-ni
2. [...]-mu
3. 1(disz) [...]-e
4. 1(disz) [x]-ba-al
5. 1(disz) [...]-eb#-gal
6. 1(disz) [x] dumu ur-mes szitim
7. 1(disz) gudu4-gudu4#?
8. 1(disz) kas4#? dumu ur-{d}isztaran
9. aga3#-us2-me
10. 1(disz) ur-dun musz-lah5
11. 1(disz) {d}nin-ur4-ra-si-da
12. 1(disz) gala-mah zabala3{ki}
13. 1(disz) ku3-ga-ni sipa
14. 1(disz) szu-esz18-dar
15. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-mu
16. sipa-me
  blank space
reverse
column 1
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
  with finger-nail marks

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/P376127

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 110269
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0335

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 34

    [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
2015-05-12 at 17:31:17 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:45 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, 034 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376127.
Nisaba 23, 034 artifact entry (No. P376127). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376127 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 034 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376127 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376127},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376127},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 034 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376127.
Nisaba 23, 034 artifact entry (No. P376127). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376127 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 034 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376127 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376127},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376127},
}

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PY  - 2023
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