Nisaba 11, 20 (P201726)

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 104754

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 18 4 col. Yield of palmtrees. mu simurrum Lulubum)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

142.0 mm × 84.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
2. 1(disz) gesz 2(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
3. 1(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
4. 2(disz) gesz 3(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
5. 1(disz) gesz 1(barig) zu2-lum-bi 3(barig) 4(ban2)
6. i3-li2-mu
7. <x> gesz 1(barig) 1(ban2)
8. 3(disz) gesz 1(barig)
9. 6(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
10. 7(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
11. 3(u) 9(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
12. 9(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
13. 5(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
14. 1(u) 3(disz)# gesz 1(ban2)
15. 3(u) 7(disz)# gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
16. 4(u) gesz sza3-<su3>
17. 1(disz) gesz 1(barig) 2(ban2)?
18. 6(disz) gesz 2(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
19. 1(disz) gesz 2(disz) <sila3>
20. 2(disz) gesz sumun
21. [zu2]-lum-bi 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
  written gur sila3
22. [a]-kal#-la iri bar-ra
23. x
24. [x] 2(disz) gesz 1(barig)
25. x
26. x
27. [...] x 3(u) [...]
column 2
1. 1(u) 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
2. 3(u) gesz sza3-<su3>
3. 2(u) 5(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
4. 8(disz) gesz 2(disz) <sila3>
5. 2(u) 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
6. zu2-lum-bi 1(u) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
7. ur-mes KA szu-du8
8. 1(u) 2(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
9. 1(u) 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
10. 2(u) 5(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
11. 1(u) gesz 2(disz) <sila3>
12. 1(u) gesz 1(ban2)
13. 3(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
14. 4(disz)# gesz 5(ban2)
15. 4(u) 3(disz) gesz sza3-<su3>
16. 1(disz) gesz 1(barig) 1(ban2)
17. 5(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
18. 2(disz) gesz 1(barig)
19. 2(disz) gesz sumun
20. zu2-lum-bi 4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur <<za>>
21. i3-li2-mu
22. 1(u) 6(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
23. 2(u) 5(disz) gesz 3(disz) <sila3>
24. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)# gesz sza3-<su3>
25. 2(u) 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
26. 1(u) 7(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
27. 1(u) 6(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
28. 4(disz) gesz 2(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
29. 1(u) [gesz] 3(ban2)
30. 2(disz) gesz# 4(ban2)
31. 1(disz) gesz 5(ban2)? zu2-lum-bi 4(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur 1(asz) 1(barig) <gur>
32. ur-{d}suen dumu nar
reverse
column 1
1. 4(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
2. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3>
3. 2(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
4. 1(u) gesz sza3-<su3>
5. 7(disz) gesz 2(disz) <sila3>
6. 1(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
7. 8(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
8. zu2-lum-bi 4(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur#
9. ARAD2-hu-la
10. 9(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
11. 5(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
12. 8(disz) gesz 2(disz) <sila3>
13. 4(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
14. 1(u) 6(disz)# gesz sza3-<su3>
15. zu2-lum-bi 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur#
16. a-gu-du
17. 3(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
18. 1(u) 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
19. 2(u) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
20. 1(u) 3(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
21. 1(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
22. 9(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
23. 2(u) 2(disz) gesz sza3-<su3>
24. zu2-lum-bi 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
25. lu2 saga i3-dab5?
  blank space
26. 5(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
27. 6(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
28. 1(u) gesz 3(disz) <sila3>
29. 2(u) 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) <sila3>
30. 1(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
31. 4(u) 6(disz) gesz sza3-su3
32. <x> gesz <x>
33. zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <gur>
column 2
34. [...]-x-na-ka [...]-la
35. mu si-mu-ru-um<{ki}> lu-lu-bum2<{ki}> a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (1912 7-6 18 4 col. Yield of palmtrees. mu simurrum Lulubum)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201726

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 142.0 mm × 84.0 mm × 31.0 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 104754
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0018

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057416
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104754
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0706-18

References

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 20

    [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), relativo a palme da dattero e loro prodotto.

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
2015-05-05 at 09:58:47 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:31:03 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, 20 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201726.
Nisaba 11, 20 artifact entry (No. P201726). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201726 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 20 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201726 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201726},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201726},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 20 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201726.
Nisaba 11, 20 artifact entry (No. P201726). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201726 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 20 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201726 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201726},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201726},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201726
LB  - CDLI:P201726
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 20 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201726
ER  -
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