Nisaba 23, 057 (P376184)

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 110339

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) u3-ma-ni
2. ki ur-{d}nin-sa-za
3. 1(disz) ur-sukkal
4. 1(disz) ur-zigum-ma
5. ki lu2-eb-gal
6. 1(disz) nig2-u2-rum dumu lu2-sza-lim ki {d}er3-ra-kal
7. 1(disz) <<ki>> ur2-ra-ni ki lugal-uszur3
8. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir simug
9. 1(disz) gur8-sa3-an simug
10. 1(disz) lugal-iti-da aszgab
11. ki lu2-dingir-ra szabra
12. 1(disz) sza-du? ki bi2-du11-ga
13. 1(disz) da-gi# ki usz-mu
14. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lugal-iti-da dub-sar ninda
15. ki lu2-eb-gal
  1 line blank
16. [ma2]-gid2#-me
17. [...]-du11#-ga
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(disz) ur-zu
2. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lugal-en-nun
3. 1(disz) du10-ga-mu
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}szakkan
5. 1(disz) lu2-tur-tur
6. 1(disz) lugal-uszur3
7. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lugal-nig2-lagar-e
8. 1(disz) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
9. dub-sar-me
10. 1(disz) pesz5-a
11. 1(disz) ur-sila-luh
12. 1(disz) a-kal-la
13. 1(disz) ku3-{d}szara2
14. szesz-tab-ba-me
15. 1(disz) {d}szakkan-an-dul3
16. 1(disz) a2-na-na munu4-mu2
17. 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na
18. 1(disz) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
19. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
20. 1(disz) lu2-eb-gal
21. {d}szakkan-an-dul3 i3-dab5
22. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-ur4-[ra]
23. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-e2-gal#
  written on dried clay
24. 1(disz) a-kal-la
  written on dried clay
25. 1(disz) inim-{d}[szara2]
  written on dried clay
26. 1(disz) e2-sze-ba-e
27. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi#-[da]
28. 1(disz) lugal-{gesz}gigir#-[re]
29. lu2-{d}nin-ur4#-[ra]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz) e2-[x]
2'. 1(disz) na-bi-[su]
3'. 1(disz) ur-{d}[x]
4'. 1(disz) du-du# [(x)]
5'. lugal-ma2-gur8-re#
6'. 1(disz) lugal-e2-e-[si]
7'. 1(disz) a-kal-la [x]
8'. 1(disz) {d}szara2-a-mu#
9'. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la [x]
10'. lugal-e2-e-si i3-dab5
11'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}isztaran dumu ur-e2-mah
12'. 1(disz) mu-zu munu4-mu2
13'. 1(disz) nam-mah
14'. 1(disz) lu2-bala-saga dumu kas4
15'. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
16'. 1(disz) lu2-bala-saga 2(disz)-kam
17'. lu2-{d}iszkur i3-dab5
18'. 1(disz) szesz-e-ki-ag2 lunga
19'. 1(disz) a-ba-bi2-dim2 munu4-mu2
20'. 1(disz) inim-ma-dingir-i3-zi
21'. 1(disz) gu3-de2-a
22'. esz3-e-ki-ag2 i3-dab5
23'. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar} lunga
24'. 1(disz) ur-{d}szara2
25'. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
26'. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2
27'. ur-nigar{gar} i3-dab5
  1 line blank
28'. lu2 lunga-me
29'. 1(disz) ur-dub-la2
30'. 1(disz) giri3-ni i3-dab5
31'. 1(barig) 3(ban2) pesz5 i3-ra2-ra2?
32'. dumu e2-ur2-bi iszib
33'. 1(disz) ARAD2-dam
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [x]-e
2'. [x lugal]-he2-gal2
3'. [ma2]-lah5#-me
4'. [1(disz)] {d}szara2-a-mu
5'. 1(disz) ga-ti-e
6'. 1(disz) lu2-bala-saga
7'. kuruszda ki usz-mu
8'. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen ad-kup4
9'. ki lu2-eb-gal
10'. 1(disz) nu-ur2-{d}iszkur ad-kup4
11'. 1(disz) ur-ge6-par4 szesz-tab-ba
12'. 1(disz) a-gu-gu zi3-IL2
13'. ki ur-{d}suen ugula kikken2
  1 line blank
14'. la2-[ia3]-am3
  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/P376184

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 110339
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069276
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110339
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-405

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 57

    [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
2022-02-01 at 15:11:59 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:33:48 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-06 at 11:25:25 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, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376184.
Nisaba 23, 057 artifact entry (No. P376184). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376184 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376184 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376184},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376184.
Nisaba 23, 057 artifact entry (No. P376184). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376184 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376184 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376184},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376184},
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