Nisaba 11, 13 (P201721)

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 104747

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 11 6 col. yield of palmtrees. giå§ri6 kab-du11-ga, a-åa3 ki-an§, mu simurrum 9-kam)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

133.0 mm × 86.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
2. 3(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
3. 2(disz) gesz sza3-<su3>
4. 1(u) 4(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
5. 5(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
6. 1(u) 4(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
7. 5(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
8. 8(disz) gesz 1(barig)
9. zu2-lum-bi 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
10. ba libir-bi 4(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
11. dam dingir-ku-ti-a
12. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
13. 6(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
14. 7(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
15. 3(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
16. 2(disz) gesz 1(barig)
17. zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz)
18. ba libir-bi 1(barig) la2 1(disz@t) sila3
19. ku5-<<nu>>-da
20. 3(disz) gesz 1(barig)
21. 3(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
22. 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
23. 1(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
24. 2(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
25. zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
26. ba libir-bi 1(barig) 7(disz) sila3
column 2
1. nimgir-di-de3
2. 1(disz)# gesz 1(barig)
3. 8(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
4. 4(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
5. 1(disz) gesz 2(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
6. 4(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
7. zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) 5(disz)# sila3
8. ba libir-bi 1(barig) 1(disz)# sila3
9. lu2-i3-<<nu>>-zu
10. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz)# <sila3>
11. 4(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
12. 3(disz) gesz 2(disz) <sila3>
13. x x x
14. 2(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
15. 2(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
16. zu2-lum-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
17. ba libir-bi 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3
18. sza3-ku3-ge
19. 4(disz) gesz 1(barig)-ta
20. zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) gur
21. ba libir-bi 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
22. ur-{gesz}gigir
23. 1(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
24. ba libir-bi 1(ban2)
25. lugal-e2-mah-e gudu4
26. 1(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
27. ba libir-bi 1(ban2)
28. az-mu
column 3
1. 4(disz) gesz 1(barig)
2. ba libir-bi 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
3. lugal-ezem gala
4. 6(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
5. 9(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz)! <sila3>
6. 2(disz) gesz sza3-<su3>
7. 1(disz) gesz 1(barig)
8. 3(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
9. 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
10. zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur
11. ma2-gur8-re
12. 1(u) 7(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
13. 3(u) gesz 2(ban2)
14. 2(u) 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
15. 3(u) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
16. 2(u) 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
17. 7(disz) gesz 2(disz) <sila3>
18. 4(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
19. 1(disz) gesz 1(barig)
20. zu2-lum-bi 7(asz) 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3
21. ba libir-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3
22. lugal-e2-mah-e dumu ur-e2-mah
23. 5(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
24. 4(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
25. 5(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
26. 1(disz) gesz 2(barig)
27. 8(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
28. 5(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
29. 1(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
30. zu2-lum-bi 2(asz) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
31. ba libir-bi 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3
reverse
column 1
1. lugal-ku3-ga-ni
2. 3(disz) gesz <1(barig)>
3. ba libir-bi 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
4. nin-nigar-e
5. 7(disz)#? gesz 2(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
6. [x] gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
7. [x] gesz 1(ban2)
8. [x] gesz# 2(ban2)
9. [x] gesz# 3(ban2)
10. [x gesz (x)] 5(disz) <sila3>
11. [x gesz (x)] 2(disz) <sila3>
12. [x gesz] sza3-su3
13. [x] gesz 4(ban2)
14. [x] gesz 5(ban2)
15. [zu2-lum-bi] 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
16. [...] x-kam
17. [...] da#-ga
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18. 3(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
19. 6(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
20. 6(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
21. 6(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
22. 3(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
23. zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
24. ba libir-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
25. a-lu5 gala
26. 7(disz) gesz x
27. 3(disz) gesz x
28. 1(u) 7(disz) gesz x
29. 1(u) 1(disz)! gesz x
30. 6(disz) gesz x
31. zu2-lum-bi 4(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
32. a-ra2 mu#
33. ki lugal-uszur4#-[ta]
34. ma2-gur8-re
column 2
1. 2(u) 8(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
2. 1(u) 4(disz) gesz sza3-su3
3. 2(u) 4(disz) gesz 2(disz) <sila3>
4. 5(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
5. 1(u) 2(disz) gesz 3(disz) <sila3>
6. [...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. {gesz}kiri6 kab2 du11-ga
2. sza3 |KI.AN|{ki}
3. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bum2<{ki}> a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam ba-hul

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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): 133.0 high × 86.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (1912 7-6 11 6 col. yield of palmtrees. giå§ri6 kab-du11-ga, a-åa3 ki-an§, mu simurrum 9-kam)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 13

    [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.

    Testo di "ispezione" (kab2 du11-ga) delle coltivazioni ortofrutticole ({gisz}kiri6) dei possedimenti in Ki'an, relativo a palme da dattero e loro prodotto.


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104747
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0011

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:30:38 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, 13 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201721.
Nisaba 11, 13 artifact entry (No. P201721). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201721 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201721 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201721},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201721},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 13 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201721.
Nisaba 11, 13 artifact entry (No. P201721). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201721 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201721 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201721},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201721},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201721
LB  - CDLI:P201721
M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201721
ER  - 
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