Nisaba 11, 13 (P201721)

Text

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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Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.44.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P201721
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P201721

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	133.0 mm × 86.0 mm × 26.0 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 104747
Accession Number	1912-07-06, 0011

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	057409
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.104747
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1912-0706-11

References

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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2015-05-05 at 09:58:47	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:33:41	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:30:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

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: October 25, 2026).

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	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: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	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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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 13 artifact entry
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