Nisaba 23, 078 (P376343)

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 110394

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] 2(esze3)# 5(iku) GAN2 tug2!-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2
2. gesz ur3 a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 al 3(disz) sar-ta
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. {u2}hirinx(KWU318)?-na 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
7. a-sza3-ge kin [ak]
8. a-sza3 en-[du8-du]
reverse
1. ugula ba-[sa6]
2. kiszib3 ukken-ne2
  seal impression
3. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
seal 1
1. ukken-ne2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir

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 004330 (composite) (P457040) S004330 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.07.00, Ibbi-Suen.01.02.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376343

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 110394
Accession Number

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 78

    [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
2011-07-22 at 15:04:50 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, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376343.
Nisaba 23, 078 artifact entry (No. P376343). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376343 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376343 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376343},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376343.
Nisaba 23, 078 artifact entry (No. P376343). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376343 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376343 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376343},
}

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