Nisaba 23, 042 (P376141)

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 110290

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. [n] 4(disz) gurusz ARAD2!-mu ugula ARAD2-mu
2. [n] 4(disz) gurusz [x-x]
  written on dried clay
3. [...] lu2#-{d}da-mu SAR-bi?-sze3?
4. [...] lu2#-dingir-ra dub-sar ga2-nun-na
5. [x] szesz-kal-la agar4-nigin2
6. ur-dingir-ra lunga i3-dab5
7. 2(u) 1(disz) e2 edin-na
8. 1(disz) geme2 lugal-he2-gal2 i3-dab5
  written on dried clay
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}musz-lah6 i3-dab5
  written on dried clay
10. szunigin? 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz zi-ga-am3
  edition has szu-nigin
11. la2-ia3 3(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2-mu
12. 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta
13. 1(u) 2(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-na
14. 4(disz) en-nu-ga2 ti-la
15. 1(disz) gu4 niga gub-ba
16. 1(disz) udu# usz2
17. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
  blank space
18. szunigin? 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz zi-ga-am3
  edition has szu-nigin
19. la2-ia3 6(disz) gurusz
20. ugula lu2-saga
21. 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta
22. 2(u) 1(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-na
23. 1(disz) bar-LAGAB#?-szu#?-ri2#?-mu i3-dab!
  as per copy
24. 1(disz) ARAD2-saga SAR-SAR-bi
  written on dried clay
25. 1(disz) ARAD2-mu i3-dab5
  written on dried clay
26. 1(disz) e2 gu4
  written on dried clay
27. szunigin? 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz gub-ba
  edition has szu-nigin; written on dried clay
28. szunigin? la2-ia3 6(disz) gurusz
  edition has szu-nigin; written on dried clay
column 2
1. ugula a#-kal#-la#
2. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-[ta]
3. 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz sza3 ga2-[nun-na]
  written on dried clay
4. 1(disz) gurusz kas4 i3-dab5
5. 1(disz) sza3-gu4 lu2-{d}szara2 i3-dab5
6. 2(disz) <a>-tu-kal
7. kiszib3 ur-e11-e
8. 1(disz) szesz-tab-ba
9. 1(disz) ISZ-mar-tu-IG
  written on dried clay
  blank space
10. szunigin 2(u) [x] gurusz zi-ga-am3
11. la2-ia3 2(disz) gurusz
12. ugula lu2-ga-mu
13. 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz ugula nig2-ul-pa-e3
14. 2(disz) ki lu2-ga-mu-ta
  blank space
15. sza3-bi-ta
16. 1(u) 8(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-na
17. la2-ia3 3(disz) gurusz
18. ugula nig2-ul-pa-e3
  written on dried clay
19. 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta
20. 1(u) 7(disz) gi-IL2 e2-uz-ga
21. 5(disz) a-IL2 ki-da-du10
22. 6(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-<na>
23. 1(disz) e2-lunga e2-gaz
24. 2(disz) geme2 ur-{d}suen ga2-geme2 i3-dab5
  written on dried clay
25. szunigin 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz
26. zi-ga-am3
27. la2-ia3 5(disz) gurusz
28. ugula lu2-kal-la
  blank space
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. ugula AN-[...]
2'. 4(u) la2 1(disz) [gurusz]
3'. 1(disz) [...]
4'. 1(disz) ma2 hun#-[ga2]
5'. 3(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz#
6'. 4(disz) [...]
7'. szunigin 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz zi#-[ga-am3]
8'. la2-ia3 4(disz) gurusz
9'. ugula <lugal>-mu-ma-ag2#
10'. 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta
11'. 1(u) 8(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-na
12'. la2-ia3 1(disz) gurusz
13'. ugula lugal-ma2-gur8-re
14'. 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta
  written on dried clay
15'. 3(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-na
  written on dried clay
16'. la2-ia3 1(u) gurusz
  written on dried clay
17'. ugula ur-{d}gu-la
  written on dried clay
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta
2. 1(disz) lu2-tur-tur i3-dab5
3. 8(disz) bi2-du11-ga i3-<dab5>
4. 1(disz) kasz? kin-gi4-a x
  thus copy
5. 1(disz) ad#?-na4#?-x
  thus copy
6. 6(disz)! sza3 ga2-nun-<na>
7. 1(disz) na-ba-sa6
  written on dried clay
8. 1(disz) ma2 tul2-da tusz-a
9. 1(disz) lugal-e2-mah-e bir-bir i3-dab5
  blank space
10. szunigin 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz zi-ga-am3
11. la2-ia3 8(disz) gurusz
12. esz3 didli ugula lugal-nig2-lagar-e
13. 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz sza3-bi-ta
14. 3(disz) bi2-du11-ga i3-dab5
15. 1(u) a-bi sagi ib2-dab5
16. 1(disz) ma2-lah5
17. 2(disz) sza3 ga2-nun-na
18. 4(disz) i7 e2-uz-ga
19. szunigin 2(u) gurusz# [zi]-ga#-am3
20. la2-ia3 2(disz) [n gurusz]
21. ugula ur-[x]
22. 2(u) 2(disz) [n]
23. 1(disz) lu2#-[...]
24. 2(disz) sza3# [ga2-nun-na]
25. 1(disz) ga#-[...]
26. 2(disz) [...]
27. 1(disz) [...]
28. 1(disz) [...]
29. 1(disz) [...]
  rest broken
  blank space
  blank space
  1 line blank

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/P376141

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 110290
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0356

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069231
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110290
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-356

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 42

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-03-09 at 08:36:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:47 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, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376141.
Nisaba 23, 042 artifact entry (No. P376141). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376141 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376141 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376141},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376141.
Nisaba 23, 042 artifact entry (No. P376141). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376141 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376141 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376141},
}


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