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

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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

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

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 150.0 high × 76.0 wide × 23.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

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

  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104741
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0005

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:43:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-06-04 at 09:23:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:30:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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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: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	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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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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TI  - Nisaba 11, 08 artifact entry
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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: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201718},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201718},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201718
LB  - CDLI:P201718
M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201718
ER  -
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