Nisaba 11, 07 (P201717)

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 104740

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (1912 7-6 4 4 col tablet. Barley and flour account in Umma, mu en Eridu§)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

158.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n n] 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 dabin gur
2. [n] 1(barig)# sze gur
3. ur#-{gesz}gigir szabra
4. 1(asz) zi3 gur ha-an-da engar
5. 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
6. 4(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
7. da-du-mu
8. 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
9. 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
10. lugal-nesag-e
11. 5(asz)# 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
12. [n] 3(barig) sze gur
13. lugal#-ukken-ne2
14. [...]
15. e2# [...]
16. [n] 3(barig) zi3 gur
17. [n] sze gur
18. szesz#-kal-la
19. [n] 2(barig) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
20. [n] 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
21. [ur]-{d}szara2 dumu na-silim
22. [n] 1(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
23. [x] 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
24. ur#-{gesz}gigir nu-banda3-gu4
25. 4(barig)!# zi3 2(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
26. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
27. 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
28. 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur ur-mes
29. 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 gur
30. 4(asz) 4(barig) <sze> gur ba-sa6
31. 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
32. 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
33. i7-pa-e3
column 2
1. 6(asz) 3(barig) zi3 gur
2. 5(asz) 4(barig) <sze> gur lugal-ku3-zu
3. 3(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 4(barig) sze
4. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
5. 2(barig) zi3 2(barig) sze ur-e2-gu-la
6. 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur-dun
7. 3(ban2) zi3 me-pa-e3
8. 3(ban2) zi3 usz-szum2#-ma
9. 3(ban2) zi3 al-ba-ni-du11
10. 3(ban2) zi3 lu2-{d}er3?-ra
11. 2(asz) zi3 gur 3(asz) sze gur
12. a-gu-gu sipa
13. 1(asz) zi3 gur ur-numun-du10-ga
14. 2(ban2) zi3 da-da agar4-nigin2
15. [...]-a2-mu
16. [...] sze
17. [...]
18. 1(barig) zi3 1(barig) sze
19. lu2-du10-ga gudu4 {d}nin-hur-sag-ka
20. 2(u) 1(asz) zi3 gur
21. {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge
22. 1(u) sze gur 5(asz) 1(barig) zi3 gur
23. nig2-<u2>-rum
24. 2(ban2) sze ur-{d}nisaba
25. 1(asz) sze gur da-da dub-sar
26. 2(barig) sze ur-{gesz}gigir dumu ur-kal-la
27. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
28. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz)# 2(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
29. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
30. 4(u) sze gur
31. 3(u) zi3 gur
32. a#-bu3-bu3 [x x] x
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 7(asz) [n x ...] gur#
2. im-x [...]
3. 1(asz) zi3 gur ur-[x x] x
4. 5(asz) 3(barig) gur x [x] x
5. 2(barig) zi3 nam-ha-ni
6. 4(asz) sze gur i3-pa3-da
7. 1(barig) zi3 en-an-na-ab-tum2
8. 4(barig) sze dingir-ki-in
9. 6(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lu2-dingir-ra dumu a2-an-du-ru
10. 2(barig) sze a-ra2 mu
11. 3(ban2) sze szesz-kal-la nagar
12. 3(ban2) sze lugal-ku3-zu dumu gu-za-an
13. giri3 lu2-gi-na
14. 2(u) 8(asz) gur aga-sag-kesz2
15. 4(barig) 1(ban2) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
16. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur ur-{d}suen szu-ku6
17. ($ blank space $) gur ab-ba-gi-na
18. giri3 lu2-sa6-i3-zu#
19. 2(asz) 1(barig) dabin szuku-ra gur
20. ku3-ga-ni
21. 4(asz) 1(barig) gur nu-ur2-{d}suen
22. giri3 ku3-ga-ni
23. 1(asz) gur da-da
24. 4(barig) a-gu
25. giri3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
26. giri3 i3-kal-la
  blank space
  with finger-nail marks
27. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
column 2
1. szunigin 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) zi3 gur
2. sze szuku-ra mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
3. 1(asz) gur lugal-e2-mah-e nagar
4. 2(barig) GA2? 1(disz)-kam sza3 dub-dub szu-er3?-ra#
5. giri3 lu2-gi-na
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) gur ur-dam
7. 5(u) 5(asz)# 1(barig) x gur ur-{d}suen!
8. [x] 9(asz) 3(barig) gur lu2-gi-na
9. [x] 5(asz) gur la-la-a
10. [...] gur dingir-ku4?-ra-s,e-lu-ul
11. [...] gur# bar-u3-a
12. [x] 1(asz) gur lu2-{d}dumu-zi-da
13. [x] 4(asz) gur lu2-da-ur4-ra
14. [...] gur# ur-{d}lamma
15. [n] 4(barig) gur la-ni
16. [n] 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur ur-{d}asznan
17. [n] gur ur-{d}a-szar2
  blank space
18. n 4(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
  written on dried clay
19. [giri3] kas4# dub-sar
20. [x] 5(asz) zi3 gur a-ku-ku-lum [...] lu2 babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}
21. [x] 5(asz) gur a2-an#-[du]-ru#
22. [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) sze gur
23. szunigin 2(asz) zi3 gur
24. giri3 da-da dumu lu2-{d}szara2
25. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur zi3-gu-kam lu2 erim2-ma {gesz}tukul gi-na x
26. giri3 lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lu2-igi-sa6-sa6
27. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
28. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(asz) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
29. sze-bi 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
30. sze ur5-ra sila-ta e3-a
31. [a]-sza3# da-umma{ki}
32. [giri3] lu2-gi-na
33. [mu] en# eridu{ki} ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (1912 7-6 4 4 col tablet. Barley and flour account in Umma, mu en Eridu§)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.07.00.00 to Amar-Suen.08.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201717

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 158.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 25.0 mm
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 104740
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0004

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057403
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104740
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0706-4

References

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 7

    [al-Rawi2006NATU2] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2006. Documenti Amministrativi Neo-Sumerici Da Umma Conservati al British Museum (NATU II). Nisaba 11. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    Elenco di uscite di orzo e farina di varia natura definite nel computo finale come "orzo in prestito uscito dalla strada" (sze ur5-ra sila-ta e3-a) dai campi della parte di Umma (a-sza3 da Umma{ki} Il responsabile (gir3) e Lugina. // 21 - BIN 5 119 - Roches

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
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-03-09 at 08:36:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:30:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 07 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201717.
Nisaba 11, 07 artifact entry (No. P201717). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201717 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 07 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201717 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201717},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 07 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201717.
Nisaba 11, 07 artifact entry (No. P201717). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201717 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 07 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201717 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201717},
}


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