Nisaba 11, 15 (P201723)

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 104749

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 13 4 col. no date. ledger of various types of workers, i3-du8, dub-sar, perhaps exercice tablet)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

129.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu al-la
2. 1(asz) lu2-kal-la
3. 1(disz) a-tu
4. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
5. 1(disz) {d}szara2-kam
6. dumu-ni-me
7. szu ug3 szesz-kal-la
8. 1(asz) ug3 1(disz) ur-{d}szara2
9. 1(asz) ug3 GAN2# i7-pa-e3
10. dumu-ni-me
11. ($ blank space $) lugal-lagar-re szesz?
12. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu ARAD2-a-mu
13. ($ blank space $) ab-ba
14. 1(disz) lugal-a2-zi-da
15. 1(disz) a-ab-ba-mu
16. 1(disz) {d}utu-saga
17. 1(disz) ur-{d}isztaran
18. dumu-ni-me
19. ($ blank space $) da-da
20. ($ blank space $) lugal-a2-zi-da
21. ($ blank space $) {d}szara2-kam
22. dumu-ni-me
23. ($ blank space $) ur-am3-ma dumu na-silim
24. 1(disz) lugal-nesag-e
25. 1(disz) lu2-bala-saga
26. dumu-ni-me
27. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}suen
28. ($ blank space $) szesz-kal-la
column 2
1. dumu na-silim-me
2. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}szara2 dumu lu5-lu5-ni
3. ($ blank space $) szesz-kal-la dumu inim-ma-ni-zi#
4. ($ blank space $) ug3 GAN2 a-szi-an a-igi-du8
5. ($ blank space $) ur-e11-e
6. 1(disz) {d}szara2-kam
7. dumu-ni-me
8. ($ blank space $) ur-x-x-{d}utu dumu
9. ($ blank space $) x x nin-ezem
10. ($ blank space $) nimgir#-an-ne2
11. 1(disz) lugal-iti-da lu2 gi-ki-da
12. ($ blank space $) ha-lu5-lu5 dumu du10-ga
13. szu da-da
14. ($ blank space $) ur-dun
15. 1(disz) lugal-uszur4
16. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2
17. dumu-ni-me
18. ($ blank space $) a x
19. ($ blank space $) x x x-AN-AN
20. ($ blank space $) x x
21. dumu {d}szara2-mu-tum2-me
  blank space
22. 1(disz) lugal-za3-ge-si
23. 1(disz) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
24. dumu {d}utu-saga dam-gar3-me
25. u3 iri-a x
26. 1/2(disz) {d}szara2-mu-tum2 dumu-ni
27. ($ blank space $) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re e2! nig2-lagar
reverse
column 1
1. ($ blank space $) lugal-ku3!-zu dumu za-an-za-ni
2. ($ blank space $) x-ama-na dumu nig2-lagar-e
  x ur erased
3. ($ blank space $) ur-am3-<ma> dumu e-s,ur-i3-li2
4. ($ blank space $) ur-nigar{gar} dumu an-ne2-ba-du7
5. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}li9-si4-na dumu lugal-nig2-lagar-e
6. ($ blank space $) e2-gal-e-si dumu ab-ba
7. ($ blank space $) lugal-nig2-lagar-e dumu da-ti
8. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}suen ku3-dim2
9. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}inanna ugula lu2 hun-ga2
10. szu dingir-ra
11. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
12. ($ blank space $) lu2-bala-saga
13. ($ blank space $) {d}szara2-kam
14. dumu-ni-me
15. ($ blank space $) za-a-a
16. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}szara2
17. dumu ur-ki-dagal-me
18. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}gu4-nu2-a
19. ($ blank space $) {d}szara2-he2-gal2
20. dumu ur-mes-me
21. ur-{d}nin-tu
  UR AN erased
22. ($ blank space $) dumu-ni
  szesz-du10-ga erased
23. ($ blank space $) dumu ur-e2-an-na
24. ($ blank space $) x-x-nun-ka x x zu
  lu2-[{d}nam2], then unidentified erased
25. szu lugal-ezem x x dumu ur-tur-tur-ra
  x x erased
column 2
1. lu2 saga dumu-ni
2. ($ blank space $) {d}szara2-i3-sa6
3. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}nam2-nun-ka
4. ($ blank space $) gu-u2-gu-a
5. ($ blank space $) sza13-dub-ba-<me?>
6. ($ blank space $) ur-ge6-par4
7. ($ blank space $) geme2-da
8. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}szara2
9. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka
10. ($ blank space $) a-kal-la
11. gu-za la2 me
12. szu ka-ku3 i3-du8
13. szu ur-gu2-de3-na
14. szu ga-za
15. i3-du8-me
16. szu lu2-kal-la
17. 1(disz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) <ma-na> lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra
18. ($ blank space $) ur-e11-e
19. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu iri-bar-re
20. ($ blank space $) da-a-ga muhaldim
21. dub-sar-me
22. 1(asz) ama-{d}ur3-bar-tab dumu ur-nigar{gar}
23. usz2 ukken!-ne2 dumu du-du-am3
24. 1(disz) {d}szara2-i3-zu dumu-ni
25. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu inim-{d}inanna
26. ($ blank space $) inim-{d}inanna
27. ($ blank space $) usz-mu
28. ($ blank space $) lu5-lu5-mu
29. szesz inim-{d}inanna asz-me
30. ($ blank space $) x dumu x-saga
  na-ba-sa6 erased, lugal erased
31. ($ blank space $) szesz-saga dumu lugal-gu3-de2-a

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): 129.0 high × 85.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (1912 7-6 13 4 col. no date. ledger of various types of workers, i3-du8, dub-sar, perhaps exercice tablet)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 15

    [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 nomi di persona appartenenti a diverse categorie professionali.


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104749
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0013

  • 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
2015-06-24 at 11:57:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:30:49 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, 15 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201723.
Nisaba 11, 15 artifact entry (No. P201723). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201723 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201723 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201723},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 15 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201723.
Nisaba 11, 15 artifact entry (No. P201723). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201723 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201723 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201723},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201723
LB  - CDLI:P201723
M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201723
ER  - 
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