Nisaba 23, 047 (P376160)

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 110311

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. 1(asz@c) ug3 1(barig) 1(ban2)?
2. ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)
3. dumu PA e2-mah-i3-sa6
4. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nig2-gur11-{d}szara2
5. dumu-ni-me
6. kikken-da gub-ba gu4 niga-ta
7. kikken2 {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
8. dumu 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) giri3 ab-ba-gi-na dumu lu2-saga aga3-us2 sza13-dub-ba-ta
9. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) giri3 lu2-usz-gi-na
10. dumu lugal-dub-la2
11. lu2 gi-zi udu niga-ta
  1 line blank
  1 line blank
column 2
1. nar {d}amar-{d}suen-ka-me
2. 1(iku) GAN2 1(disz) kal-la szesz-tab-ba
3. lugal-e2-mah-e nu-banda3-gu4
4. sipa gu4 niga-ta
5. SIG7-a 1(disz) tug2 lu2-eb-gal dumu nin-e2-gal-e-si lu2 lunga
6. 1(asz@c) GAN2 sipa ansze
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab dumu-ni
8. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ur-<du>-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu ur-{d}isztaran
9. szesz-tab-ba sahar-ta
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ug3 ur-{d}en-ki
2. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ma-silim-mu
3. giri3-se3-ga gu4 {d}gu-la-me
4. 1/2(asz@c) ur-{gesz}gigir
5. 1/2(asz@c) szesz-a-ni dumu-ni
6. nu-{gesz}kiri6-sze3 ur-{d}a-husz i3-dab5
7. 1/2(asz@c) GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2 dumu ur-si-gar muszen-du3 {d}amar-{d}suen-sze3
8. 1/2(asz@c) GAN2 a-a-gi-na
9. sza3-gu4-sze3 lugal-e2-mah-e azlag2
10. ki lugal-mu-ma-ag2-ta
11. 1/2(asz@c) GAN2 inim-ma-ni-zi
12. 1/2(asz@c) GAN2 inim-{d}szara2
13. dumu ur-nigar{gar} gudu4-me
14. sza3-gu4-sze3 lugal-e2-mah-e i3-dab5
15. ki ur-mes-ta
16. 1/2(asz@c) GAN2 nir-gal2 dumu lugal-iri-ni-sze3 ga-IL2 {d}amar-{d}suen-sze3
17. ki lu2-sa6-ga-ta
18. 1(asz@c) GAN2 lu2-sa6-ga sza3-gu4-sze3
19. da-da-mu i3-dab5
20. 1(asz@c) 1(esze3) 4(iku) ug3 ab-ba-gi-na
21. sza3-gu4-sze3 i7 pa-e3 i3-dab5
22. 1(asz@c) ur-dar dumu ur-{d}suen
23. 1(asz@c) gi-gi-ga
24. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}szara2
25. dumu szesz-ki-ag2 muhaldim-me
26. szu-ku6 {d}amar-{d}suen-sze3
27. ki in-sa6-sa6-ta
  1 line blank
column 2
1. im-ta nigin2-na
2. giri3-se3-ga dah-he-dam
  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/P376160

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 110311
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069251

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 47

    [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
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, 047 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P376160.
Nisaba 23, 047 artifact entry (No. P376160). (2007, December 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376160
Nisaba 23, 047 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376160 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2007},
	month = {dec 12},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376160},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376160},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/20/
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 047 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P376160.
Nisaba 23, 047 artifact entry (No. P376160). (2007, December 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376160
Nisaba 23, 047 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376160 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2007Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {dec 12},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376160},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376160},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/12/12/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P376160
LB  - CDLI:P376160
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376160
ER  -
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