Nisaba 23, 059 (P376186)

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 110341

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2#-[gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8] gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) [4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta]
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u)# 5(disz)#-kam
3. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! [GAN2] gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(gesz2) 3(u)
5. a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti bala-a-ri
6. 2(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
7. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)
8. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3-ra
9. a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
10. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(disz)#
11. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-[ra a-ra2] 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
12. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) [n]
13. 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) [...]
14. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 n 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz)
  x erased
15. a-sza3 uku2-nu-[ti]
16. 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) [1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3]-ra a-ra2 3(disz)# [4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta]
reverse
1. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 [x]
2. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-[ra a-ra2 3(disz)] 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2#-[ta]
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 [x]
4. a-sza3 kun-e-saga#
5. 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8# [1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2] gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) [1/2(iku) GAN2-ta]
6. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 [x]
7. 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2# [3(disz)] 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-[ta]
8. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 1(disz)
9. a-sza3 sag?-dub#-ke4-ne
  thus copy
10. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
12. 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
13. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) [n]
14. GAN2#-x-gu4
  x erased
15. [x] GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2# [...]
  rest broken
left
1. [mu {d}]szu-{d}suen lugal-e [na-ru2]-a mah mu-du3
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. a-a-kal-la
2. dumu ma-an-ba
3. sagi {d}szara2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001645 (composite) (P454355) S001645 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376186

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 110341
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069278
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110341
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-407

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 59

    [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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 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, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376186.
Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry (No. P376186). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376186 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376186 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376186},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376186.
Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry (No. P376186). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376186 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376186 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376186},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376186
LB  - CDLI:P376186
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376186
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