Nisaba 11, 08 (P201718)

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 104741

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 54 col. tablet. List of a-bal-me, mu-us2-sa Huhunuriki)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

150.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) lugal-e2-mu
2. 1(disz) ga2#-ni
3. 1(disz) a-x-x
4. 1(disz) a-du-du
5. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu
6. 1(disz) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}bil3
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen!
9. 1(disz) ur-sila-luh
10. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
11. 1(disz) lu2-gu-la 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
12. 1(disz) lu2-sa6#
13. 1(disz) ur-{d}bil3
14. 1(disz) lugal-sipa
15. 1(disz) bad3-i3-li2
16. 1(disz) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
17. 1(disz) lugal-da-ga-an
18. 1(disz) ad-da-kal-la
19. 1(disz) lu2-re#?-x
20. 1(disz) ur-{d}utu
21. 1(disz) lugal-iti-da
22. 1(disz) lu2-kal!-la
  blank space
24. 1(disz) a-gu-du
column 2
1. 1(disz) lugal-dub-la2
2. 1(disz) ur-ab-ba
3. 1(disz) nu ur-{d}a-szar2
4. 1(disz) ur-e2-diri
5. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen
7. 1(disz) ur-zi-zi#
8. 1(disz) lugal-iti-da
9. 1(disz) [x x] x
10. 1(u) 1(disz) x x x ga-x
11. 1(disz) ma-an-gig
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}bil3
13. 1(disz) nig2?-lagar-e
14. 1(disz) ab-ba-gi-na
15. 1(disz) [...]
16. 1(disz) [...]
17. 1(disz) [...]
18. 1(disz) [...]
19. 1(disz) [x]-zi-ge
20. 1(disz) x-x-x
21. 1(disz) i3-kal-la
22. 1(disz) ur-{d}bil3
23. 1(disz) [...]
24. 1(disz) [...]
25. 2(u) 5(disz) 1(disz) [...]
26. 1(disz) nu x-x-x
27. 1(disz) [...]
28. 1(disz) nu a-[...]
29. 1(disz) nu ur-[...]
30. 1(disz) nu [...]
31. 1(disz) nu [...]
32. 1(disz) nu ur-ur
33. 1(disz) nu ur-{d}szara2
34. 1(disz) nu ur-{d}szul-gi
35. 1(disz) nu lu2-pa3-da
36. 1(disz) nu szesz-ki-lu5-la
37. 1(disz) nu lu2-{gesz}gigir-re
38. 1(disz) nu ur-{d}da-ni
39. 1(disz) nu ur-{d}lamma
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) lu2-eb-gal
2. 1(disz) nu du11-ga-he2-sa6
3. 1(disz) nu lugal-du11-nig2-bi
4. 1(disz) nu nam-ha-ni
5. 1(disz) nu ti-al-ma
6. 1(disz) nu {d}szara2-bi2-da
7. 1(disz) nu a-gu-gu
8. 1(disz) i-na-dingir-ru
9. 1(disz) nu bu3-la!-la!
10. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
11. 1(disz) ma-am3-ma
12. 1(disz) nu lu2-{d}nin-szubur!
13. 1(disz) nu szu-u2-u2
14. 1(disz) ur-{d}a-szar2
15. 1(disz) nu ur-{d}pap-sukkal
16. 1(disz) nu giri3-ni-da-a
17. 1(disz) nu {d}szara2-i3-sa6
18. 1(disz) nu ki-ni-di-ni
19. 1(disz) nu lu2-{d}szara2 dumu dingir-ga2
20. 1(disz) nu [szu]-da-da
21. 1(disz) nu lugal-nig2-lagar-e
22. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
23. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
24. 1(disz) nu gi-na-x
25. 1(disz) [...]
26. 1(disz) x-kal-la
27. 1(disz) ARAD2#-eb
28. 1(disz) puzur4-{d}suen
29. 1(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi
30. 1(disz) ur-{d}gu-la#
31. 1(disz) na-ap-la-num2
32. 1(disz) ur-{d}bil3
33. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2
column 2
1. 1(disz) nu ur-i3-li2
2. 1(disz) nu ur-{d}iszkur
3. 1(disz) nu lu2-{d}utu
4. 1(disz) nu ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
5. 1(disz) nu lu2-du10-ga
6. 1(disz) nu {d}szara2-i3-sa6
7. ugula da-du
8. a-bala-me <<me>>
9. [mu] hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (1912 7-6 54 col. tablet. List of a-bal-me, mu-us2-sa Huhunuriki)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201718

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 150.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 23.0 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 104741
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0005

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057404
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104741
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0706-5

References

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 8

    [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.

    Lista di "portatori d'acqua" (a-bala-me) sotto la direzione (ugula) di Dadu.

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
2023-01-19 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
2016-11-11 at 14:58:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:43:04 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-04 at 09:23:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:30:24 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, 08 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201718.
Nisaba 11, 08 artifact entry (No. P201718). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201718 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 08 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201718 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201718},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201718},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 08 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201718.
Nisaba 11, 08 artifact entry (No. P201718). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201718 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 08 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201718 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201718},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201718},
}


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