Nisaba 23, 087 (P376369)

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 110468

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
1. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a#
2. 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 zar3# [tab-ba]
3. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur sze gesz [ra]-ra
  blank space
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 1(esze3) GAN2 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a gur4-sa3-an muhaldim?
6. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 zar3 tab-ba ugula i3-kal-la
7. 2(u) gur lu2-tur-tur
8. 3(iku) GAN2 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a 3(iku) GAN2 zar3 tab-ba
9. lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 mun
10. 1(iku) GAN2 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a 1(iku) GAN2 zar3 tab-ba 3(asz) gur
11. inim-{d}szara2 dumu giri3-ni
12. 3(iku) GAN2 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a 3(iku) GAN2 zar3 tab-ba 6(asz) gur
13. lu2-{d}inanna ugula lu2 hun-ga2
14. 2(u) gur lu2-gi-na
15. 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur lu2-bala-saga nar#
16. 1(u) gur a-du munu4-mu2
17. [...] gur bi2-du11-ga
  n lines broken
1'. 1(asz) [n] gur [x]
2'. 2(u) gur# [...]
3'. 4(u) 5(asz) gur [x]
  blank space
4'. szunigin 1(bur3) GAN2 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
5'. szunigin 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku)! zar3 tab-ba
6'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7'. zi-ga-am3
8'. la2-ia3 1(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-[a]
9'. 2(bur3) GAN2 zar3 tab-ba
10'. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) sze gesz ra-ra gur
11'. la2-ia3-am3
12'. nig2-ka9-ak sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a zar3 tab-ba u3 sze [gesz] ra-ra
13'. giri3 i3-kal-la
14'. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-[hul]

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/P376369

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 110468
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069358
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110468
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-534

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 87

    [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
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:55:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:51 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, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376369.
Nisaba 23, 087 artifact entry (No. P376369). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376369 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376369 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 087 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376369},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376369.
Nisaba 23, 087 artifact entry (No. P376369). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376369 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376369 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376369},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 087 artifact entry
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