Nisaba 11, 14 (P201722)

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 104748

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 12 6 col. tablet, not too well preserved. mu-u2-sa ara 3-kam Simurrum bahulta mu Kimaåki-åe3. kiåib la2-ni lu2-ni3-dab5 tug2-ke4-ne. ki ∂Åara2 åa13-dub-ba-ka kaå4 ba-an-dab5)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

143.0 mm × 104.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki-gi
2. kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu lugal-nig2-lagar-e
3. 1(u) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
4. ki la2 bi 1(u) ma-na
5. 7(asz) 2(barig) imgaga3 gur
6. 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 sze gur
7. kiszib3 ha-ba-lu5-ge2 dumu {d}utu-mu
8. 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
9. 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 5(disz) sa gi
10. kiszib3# dingir-bu3-zi
11. [x] 1/3(disz) ma-na siki
12. [kiszib3] lugal#-nesag-e dub-sar
13. [x] 1(u) sa gi
14. [x] 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 sze gur
  (from here potentially bad line numbers)
15. [n] 5(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2
16. [x] gin2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
17. [kiszib3] lugal#-e2-mah-e dam-gar3
18. [x] 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa gi
19. [x x (x)] gin2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) sze ku3-babbar
20. [x] x-du-mu
21. [x x]-x-x-e
22. [x]-ib nagar
23. [x x] 3(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na
24. [n] 6(disz) sila3 sze gur
column 2
1. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu na-silim
2. 7(asz) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 2/3(disz) gin2 sze gur
3. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi
5. kiszib3 lugal-{gesz}gigir-re nu-banda3-gu4
6. 2(disz) ma-na siki-gi
7. 3(disz) tug2 guz-za du
8. kiszib3 ur-zu
9. 1(u) 2(disz) udu bar-gal2
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}iszkur sipa
11. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur
12. kiszib3 in-sa6-sa6
13. diri 1/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
14. la2-ia3 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa gi
15. lu2-gi-na szabra
16. 1(u) szah2 niga ku3-bi 1(u) gin2
17. 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
18. kiszib3 gu-du-du dub-sar
19. 1(u) 5(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
20. kiszib3 lugal-ba-ta-e3 muhaldim
21. 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) pa4-i7!(ENGUR)
22. kiszib3 la-ni-mu
23. 6(disz) udu kiszib3 ur-mes
24. dumu ur-{d}bil3
25. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
26. 2(disz) {gesz}e2-da
27. kiszib3 usz-mu
28. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu
column 3
1. 5(u) 2(disz) masz2
2. kiszib3 {d}szara2-a-mu
3. 6(asz) x sze gur
4. kiszib3 ur-mes dumu su-tur
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) x zu2-lum gur
6. 3(u) 1(disz) sar {u2}|U.EN|
7. kiszib3 ur-e2-nun-na
8. diri 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
9. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1/3(disz) sar sig4
10. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir dumu bar-ra-an
11. 2(asz) sze gur
12. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu szesz-saga
13. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda saga
14. 3(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
15. kiszib3 di-ni-li2
16. 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze
17. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nam2-an-ka
18. 2(disz) udu
19. 2(u) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) masz2
20. 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki
21. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} kuruszda
22. 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
23. 1(szar2) 5(gesz2) sa {u2}kiszi17
24. kiszib3 ur-sila-luh tir
25. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3 [gesz] x
26. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) [gin2] i3-gesz x
27. 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 [gesz x] x
28. 1(asz) 5(ban2) 1(disz) n [(x) sila3 ...]
29. 1(asz) gu2 [...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 4(u) 2(disz)# [...] x x
2'. 4(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 SZIM hi
3'. 8(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na la2 1(disz@t) gin2 dam-sze-lum
  (from here potentially bad line numbers)
4'. 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 sze-li
5'. 3(ban2) 8(disz) gin2 gu4-ku-ru
6'. 3(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 sag hirinx(KWU318)!
7'. 5(asz) naga gur
8'. 1(ban2) esir2 E2-A
9'. 3(u) ma-na esir2 a-ba-al
10'. 2(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 zu2-lum
11'. 3(ban2) {gesz}haszhur had2
12'. 6(disz) ma-na siki-ud5
13'. 3(u) 8(disz) gin2 im-babbar2
14'. 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
15'. 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 esza
16'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du
17'. 2(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 u2 saga
18'. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 ba-ba
19'. bar-ta gal2-la
20'. kiszib3 dingir-ra dub-sar
21'. 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur
22'. 1(barig) dabin sa-a
23'. 1(u) 5(disz) kusz szah2
column 2
1. kiszib3 du10-ga
2. 3(disz) [...]
3. kiszib3 [...]
4. dumu x x x
5. 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 1(disz) [ma-na] siki#?
6. kiszib3 inim-{d}szara2
7. 9(asz) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [sze?] gur#
8. 7(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) 1(u) gin2 gurusz# u4 1(disz)-sze3
9. kiszib3 nig2-lagar-e dumu lugal-gaba
10. 4(barig) 1(ban2) dabin
11. kiszib3 he2-sa6 aga3-us2
12. 8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
13. kiszib3 nam-ha-ni dub-sar
14. 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 la2 4(disz@t) gin2 gur
15. 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur
16. 1(ban2) zi3 gazx(KUM)
17. kiszib3 a-a-ki-lu5-la
18. 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
19. 1(disz) ur5 zi-bi2! szu se3-ga
20. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu du10-ga
21. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki-gi
22. kiszib3 ur-{d}ma-mi sipa
23. 5(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur
  blank space
24. 1(asz) gu2 siki-ud5
25. kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
26. 4(asz) gu2 esir2 apin
27. 4(u) gu2 esir2 gul-gul
28. 1(ban2) esir2 E2-A
29. 2(ban2) 1(u) 1(disz)! sila3 i3-ku6
30. kiszib3 ba-saga gu-za-la2
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-sa6
2'. [n] 2(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gur
3'. kiszib3# lugal-e2-mah-e szesz lugal-{gesz}kiri6
4'. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 dabin gur
5'. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 dumu i-ti!
6'. 3(disz) masz2
7'. kiszib3 la-a-mu sipa
8'. 2(u) 4(disz) sze ku3 kiszib3 la-a-mu simug
9'. kiszib3 la2-ia3 lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne
10'. ki ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba-ta
11'. kas4-e ba-an-dab5
12'. mu us2-sa a-ra2 3(disz)-kam si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul-ta
13'. mu ki-masz{ki}-<sze3>

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (1912 7-6 12 6 col. tablet, not too well preserved. mu-u2-sa ara 3-kam Simurrum bahulta mu Kimaåki-åe3. kiåib la2-ni lu2-ni3-dab5 tug2-ke4-ne. ki ∂Åara2 åa13-dub-ba-ka kaå4 ba-an-dab5)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.33.00.00 to Šulgi.46.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201722

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 143.0 mm × 104.0 mm × 29.0 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 104748
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0012

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057410
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104748
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0706-12

References

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 14

    [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.

    Tavolette sigillate con gli arretrati dei lœ ni3-dab5 che Kas ha preso in consegna (ba-an-dab5) dall'archivista Ur-Szara. // BM 106074, BM 106979.

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
2017-02-15 at 19:32:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:47 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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 08:30:43 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, 14 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201722.
Nisaba 11, 14 artifact entry (No. P201722). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201722 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 14 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201722 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201722},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201722},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 14 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201722.
Nisaba 11, 14 artifact entry (No. P201722). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201722 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 14 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201722 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201722},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201722},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201722
LB  - CDLI:P201722
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201722
ER  -
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