Nisaba 23, 053 (P376179)

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 110334

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(disz) ur-mes ugula
2. 1(disz) da-du-mu
3. 1(disz) lugal-szu-nir-re
4. 1(disz) ur-e11-e dumu a-szi-an
5. 1(disz) lugal-e2-mah-e dub-sar NI-esz
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}szara2 dumu na-silim
7. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu inim-ma-ni-zi
8. 1(disz) lugal-ukken-ne2
9. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
10. 1(disz) gesz-a-ni
11. 1(disz) i7 pa-e3
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}isztaran
13. 1(disz) e2-sahar-ta
14. 1(disz) lugal-e2-mah-e
15. 1(disz) nimgir-an-ne2
16. 1(disz) lu2-{d}er3-ra
17. 1(disz) lugal-nesag-e
18. 1(disz) a-kal-la
19. 1(disz) ha-ba-lu5-ge2
20. 1(disz) da-da-mu
21. 1(disz) ab-ba-saga
22. 1(disz) szu-ma-am3
23. 1(disz) ur-{d}szara2 szesz lu2-sa6-sa6
24. 1(disz) i3-du10-ga dumu ur-saga mu szesz ulu3-di engar-<sze3>
column 2
1. 1(disz) nu-ur2-{d}iszkur dub-sar
2. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir muszen-du3
3. 1(disz) a-kal-la dumu ur-saga
4. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu
5. 1(disz) ur-ab-zu
6. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
8. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 szesz kas4
11. 1(disz) x x x
  x x x erased
12. 1(disz) gu-u2-gu-a
13. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
14. 1(disz) ku3-ga-ni
15. 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na
16. 1(disz) nig2-u2-rum
17. 1(disz) x x x
  x x x erased
18. 1(disz) ur-lugal dumu da-a-gi4
19. 1(disz) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab dumu dingir-ra
20. 1(disz) ur-zigum-ma dumu nin-gu2-en-tak4-e
21. 1(disz) lugal-a2-zi-da dumu ab-ba
22. 1(disz) a-du szesz lu2-saga
23. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lu2-igi-sa6-sa6
24. 1(disz) a-kal-la dumu lu2-saga
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ($ blank space $)
  lu2-{d}nanna erased
2. 1(disz) tu5-sa6
3. 1(disz) ($ blank space $)
  ur-{d}nisaba erased
4. 1(disz) a-ra2-mu <szu?>-ku6?
5. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la agar4-nigin2 a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu?
6. 1(disz) ga-ti-e?
7. 1(disz) i7 pa-e3?
8. 1(disz) a-kal-la munu4-mu2
9. 1(disz) a-hu-ni
10. 1(disz) lu2-ku3-ga-ni?
11. 1(disz) ur-si-gar?
12. 1(disz) me-PI-zu?
13. 1(disz) da-da?
14. 1(disz) sza-lim-be-li2
15. ugula! ur-e11-e dumu lu2-gi-na
  blank space
column 2
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) la2 2(disz) gurusz
2. erin2 bala-sze3 de6
3. sza3 a-sza3 la2-mah
4. mu sza-asz-ru-um{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/P376179

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 110334
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069271
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110334
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-400

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 53

    [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
2017-07-22 at 14:33:48 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 11:57:48 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-06 at 10:40:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-12 at 17:31:18 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-28 at 16:41:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 15:04:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:50 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, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376179.
Nisaba 23, 053 artifact entry (No. P376179). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376179 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376179 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376179},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376179.
Nisaba 23, 053 artifact entry (No. P376179). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376179 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376179 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376179},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 053 artifact entry
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