Nisaba 31/2, 049 (P376971)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 111194

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 7(asz) gu2 9(disz) 2/3(disz) ma#-na# 4(disz) gin2 siki kur-ra
2. [...] u8 bar-gal2
3. n 5(disz)# udu nita2 bar-gal2
4. [...] sila4 bar-gal2
5. [...] ud5 4(disz) masz2
6. [ki] ur-ru-ta
7. [...] gu2 5(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 siki kur-ra
8. [...] u8 bar-gal2
9. n 1(u)# udu nita2 bar-gal2
10. [ki] ur-{d}isztaran-ta
11. 8(asz) gu2 2(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki kur-ra
12. [... bar]-gal2
reverse
1. [ki] lu2#-eb-gal-ta
2. [...] gu2 5(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 siki kur-ra
3. n 6(disz)# u8 bar-gal2
4. n 1(u)# udu nita2 bar-gal2
5. ki# ur#-am3#-ma-ta
  blank space
6. ki sipa udu kur-ra-ke4-ne-<<ne>>-ta
7. ur-e11-e i3-dab5
8. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 31/2, 49

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 111194
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-02 at 20:47:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-11-07 at 11:32:59 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2020-11-04 at 11:40:05 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 31/2, 049 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376971.
Nisaba 31/2, 049 artifact entry (No. P376971). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376971 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 049 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376971 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376971},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376971},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 31/2, 049 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376971.
Nisaba 31/2, 049 artifact entry (No. P376971). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376971 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 049 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376971 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376971},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376971},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376971
LB  - CDLI:P376971
M1  - 2026/1/15/
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