Nisaba 31/2, 030 (P376952)

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 111174

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. 2(disz) gurusz u4 4(disz)-sze3
2. kar umma{ki}-ta
3. iri-sag-rig7{ki}-sze3
4. ma2 gid2-da ma2 diri!-ga
5. u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze ma2-a si-ga
6. iri-sag-rig7{ki}-ta
7. kun-zi-da {gesz}kiri6 gesztin#-sze3# u4# 2(disz)#-sze3#
8. [ma2?] diri#?-ga# e2-duru5-uri3-du3-a-ta
reverse
1. [u4?] [n]-sze3 kun-zi-[da] {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-sze3 sze bala-a sze ga6-ga2#
2. kun-zi-da i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ni-tum-ma-ta
3. u4 2(disz)-sze3 iri-sag-rig7{ki}-sze3
4. ma2 gid2-da u3 ma2 bala ak
5. u4 2(disz)-sze3 iri-sag-rig7{ki}-ta
6. ka# ta2#-mi-ma-ma-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
7. [u4] 2(disz)-sze3 umma{ki}-sze3 ma2 diri-ga
8. u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 ba-al-la
9. u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze bala-a
10. ugula ab-ba-gi-na
11. kiszib3 a-du-mu
12. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. ur-{d}[suen]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{gesz}[gigir]
4. [sza3-tam]

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376952

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 111174
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Nisaba 31/2, 30

    [Alivernini2019Nisaba31/2] Alivernini, Sergio, and Angela Greco. 2019. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Géjou Collection Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 31. Messina: DICAM.

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
2020-11-03 at 06:59:04 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 31/2, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376952.
Nisaba 31/2, 030 artifact entry (No. P376952). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376952 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 030 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376952 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376952},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376952},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 31/2, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376952.
Nisaba 31/2, 030 artifact entry (No. P376952). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376952 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 030 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376952 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376952},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376952},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/18/
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