Nisaba 23, 046 (P376159)

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 110310

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. 3(iku) GAN2 sze-ba u3 kasz 1(asz) gur
2. {d}gesztin-an-na lugal-ba-ta-e3
3. a-sza3 GAN2-durux(U3)-szub-ba
4. 1(esze3) <GAN2> 4(asz) gur
5. {d}nin-a-mu-tum2
6. 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) gur
7. {d}nin-du6-ar-ha-tum
8. 1(bur3) GAN2 2(u) 7(asz) gur
9. {d}nin-hur-sag a-sza3 ansze
10. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
11. {d}nin-hur-sag ka-ma-ri2{ki}
12. 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 5(asz) gur
13. {d}a-zi-a
14. 1(iku) GAN2 3(barig)
15. {d}gesztin-an-na |KI.AN|{ki}
16. 1(esze3) GAN2 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
17. {d}nin-si-gar-edin-na
18. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(asz) gur
19. {d}ne3-eri11-gal har-da-hi{ki}
20. 1(esze3) GAN2 5(asz) gur
21. {d}nin-e2-bar-za-gin3
22. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
23. {d}nin-du6-zum-re2-mu2-a
24. 3(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
25. {d}nin-du6-hul?-{d}utu
  szu-luh?
26. 3(iku) GAN2 2(asz) gur
27. {d}nin-hur-sag du6-kar-sag!(DUL3)
28. 1(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) gur
29. {d}ne3-eri11-gal-a-za-szub-ba kiszib3 da-gi
30. 1(bur3) GAN2 2(u) gur
31. {d}szul-pa-e3
32. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 6(asz) gur
33. {d}ne3-eri11-gal bala [{d}]szul-pa-e3
column 2
1. 2(esze3) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(asz) gur
2. {d}nin-hur-sag sza3-iri
3. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(asz) gur
4. {d}ur3-bar-tab
5. 4(iku) GAN2 4(asz) gur
6. {d}gesztin-an-na sag-du7
7. 3(iku) GAN2 2(asz) gur
8. {d}gesztin-an-na lah5
9. 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
10. {d}nin-hur-an-na
11. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(asz) gur
12. {d}kal-kal
13. 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) gur
14. {d}iszkur
  blank space
15. sza3 masz-kan2{ki}
16. 4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) gur
17. {d}nin-ak-{d}suen
18. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 6(asz) gur
19. {d}nin-hur-sag a-e-bar-ka
20. 2(esze3) GAN2 1(u) gur
21. {d}nin-hur-sag gar-si4-da{ki}
  blank space
22. a-sza3 sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
  3 lines erased
23. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(u) gur
24. szuku egi-zi
25. sza3 gar-sza-na<{ki}>-ka
26. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(u) gur
27. egi-zi {d}szul-pa-e3
28. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(u) gur
29. sza3-ku3-ge
30. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(u) gur
column 3
1. a-ab-[ba]
2. 1(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) [... gur]
3. lu2-dingir-[ra]
4. 1(esze3) GAN2 3(asz) [gur]
5. x [x]
6. a-sza3 a-[gesztin]
7. 2(bur3) GAN2 4(u) 4(asz) [... gur]
8. egi-zi {d}[...]
9. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(u) [... gur]
10. lunga {d}nin#-[x]
11. 1(barig) [... gur]
12. lu2-bala#-[saga]
13. 1(esze3) GAN2 [... gur]
14. lugal-szu-[nir-re]
  blank space
15. ugula ur-gu2#-[edin-na]
16. a-sza3 GAN2# [...]
17. 2(esze3) GAN2 1(u) [... gur]
18. lugal-du10-[ga]
19. 2(iku) GAN2 [... gur]
20. nig2!?-lagar#-[e]
21. 3(iku) GAN2# [... gur]
22. lu2-{d}[x]
23. 3(iku) GAN2# [... gur]
24. lu2-eb#-[gal]
25. 3(iku) GAN2 [... gur]
26. lugal-i3-[sa6]
27. 3(iku) GAN2 [... gur]
28. du-[x] dumu lu2#-[...]
29. szuku-bi#
30. 1(esze3) GAN2# [... gur]
31. lugal-[x]
32. 1(esze3) GAN2# [... gur]
33. ur-[x]
34. szuku-bi
35. a-sza3 [...]
36. 1(esze3) GAN2 [... gur]
37. en-[te-na? ...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3) GAN2# [... gur]
2. en-te#-[na? ...]
3. a-sza3 [...]
4. 1(iku) GAN2# [... gur]
5. ab-ba#-[...]
6. a-sza3 [...]
7. 2(iku) GAN2 [... gur]
8. dingir-ra x-x#
9. a-sza3 si-[gar-edin-na?]
10. 1(esze3) GAN2 [... gur]
11. ur-[x]
12. 1(esze3) GAN2# [...]
13. a-ra2 [x]
14. 1(esze3) GAN2# [...]
15. da-[x]
16. 1(esze3) GAN2# [...]
17. ha-[x]
18. a-sza3 [...]
19. 1(esze3) GAN2 [...]
20. szuku-[bi]
21. 3(iku) GAN2# [...]
22. szuku-[bi]
23. gu-du-[du?]
24. a-sza3 pa4-[du]
25. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2# [...]
26. ur-sa6#-[ga?]
27. a-sza3 gu2-[edin-na?]
28. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2# [...]
29. lugal-da-[ga]
30. 1(bur3) GAN2 [x]
31. ur-{d}[x]
32. 1(esze3) GAN2 [x]
33. lu2-dingir-[ra]
34. 1(esze3) GAN2 [x]
35. lu2-i3-[x]
36. 1(esze3) GAN2 2(u) [n ... gur]
37. lu2-{d}szara2 dumu# [...]
38. a-sza3 igi-nim#-[ma]
39. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(asz) [gur]
40. ur-nigar[{gar}]
41. a-sza3 a-ba-a-ge6#-[i3]-gi4-gi4
column 2
1. 1(bur3) GAN2 3(asz) 3(barig) gur
2. da-da-a dub-sar
3. a-sza3 ki gir2-nun-na
4. 4(iku) GAN2 5(asz) gur
5. e2-ki-bi-sze3
6. a-sza3 e2-nirx(|MIR.ZA|)
7. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(u) la2 2(asz) gur
8. a-sza3 {d}szul-pa-e3
9. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(u) gur
10. a-sza3 {d}szakkan-unu-gal
11. lugal-nesag-e dub-sar
12. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(u) la2 1(asz) gur
13. lugal-{gesz}gigir-re tir
14. 3(iku) GAN2 3(asz) gur
15. la-lum?
16. 3(iku) GAN2 3(asz) gur
17. tul2-ta
18. 3(iku) GAN2 3(asz) gur
19. ur-{d}dam-gal-nun-ka
  blank space
20. lu2 tir-ra-me
21. a-sza3 a-du10-ga-nigin?
  blank space
  blank space
column 3
1. szunigin 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
2. szunigin sze-ba u3 kasz 3(gesz2) 2(asz) 3(ban2) gur
3. a-sza3 sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
  2 lines erased
4. szunigin 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
5. szunigin sze-bi 7(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
6. szuku gudu4 giri3-se3-ga esz3 didli u3 lu2 didli-ne
  blank space
7. a-sza3 gid2-da buru14
8. esz3 didli ma-da
9. giri3 lugal-nesag-e
10. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
  blank space

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/P376159

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 110310
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069250
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110310
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-376

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 46

    [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
2026-10-08 at 07:09:45 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Submitted View
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
2015-04-10 at 14:15:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-05 at 12:16:39 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, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376159.
Nisaba 23, 046 artifact entry (No. P376159). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376159 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376159 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376159},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376159.
Nisaba 23, 046 artifact entry (No. P376159). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376159 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376159 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376159},
}


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