Nisaba 11, 21 (P201727)

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 104755

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 19 4 col. ni3-ka9-ak åe-ar3-ra-ka gir3 Lu2-gi-na mu en Eridu§ ba-hun)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

148.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) sze sumun gur
2. i3-dub sze ur5-ra-ka
3. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 dabin gur
6. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun#
7. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
8. 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) x dabin gur
  zi3 partly erased
9. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
10. 1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
11. sza3 dub-dub-sze3 tum3-da
12. sze ur5-ra mu-kux(DU)
13. giri3 lu2-gi-na
14. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 3(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
15. giri3 kas4
16. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) sze gur
17. 2(asz) dabin gur
18. giri3 da-da
19. dumu lu2-{d}szara2
20. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
21. giri3 lu2#-{d}szara2
22. dumu lu2-igi-sa6-sa6
23. sze ur5-ra mu-kux(DU)
24. 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
25. 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur
26. ki lugal-uszur4-ta
27. 5(asz)# 3(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
28. [giri3] inim-{d}szara2 [...] sze# gur
column 2
1. giri3# lu2#-{d#}en#-lil2#-la2#
2. 4(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur
3. giri3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
4. 1(u) 4(asz) sze mu ziz2-sze3 gur
5. giri3 lu2-dingir-ra
6. ki lu2#-kal-la-ta
7. 1(u) 3(asz)# 1(barig) sze gur giri3 lu2-{d}nam2-nun-ka
8. ki ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba-ta
9. 4(asz) gur
10. lu2-gi-na lu2 szum2-pu2-pu2{ki}
11. 3(gesz2) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
12. gur sa2-du11-ta
13. sze uszur2? kun i7-da
14. giri3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu a2-an-du-ru
15. 9(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
16. a2 zi3 nu-ar3-a
17. 8(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
18. sag gur-ra sze mu-kux(DU)
19. 1(asz) zi3 ar3-ra gur
20. ki ur-{d}suen ugula kikken-ta
  blank space
  with finger-nail marks
21. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
22. szunigin n 2(gesz2) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(disz) sila3 dabin gur
23. 2(u) 5(disz) [szunigin x] 9(gesz2) 4(asz) n# [x] 6(disz) sila3 gur
reverse
column 1
1. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 5(gesz2) sze-ba nar gur
4. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
5. kiszib3 lu2-du10-ga
6. 7(gesz2) 4(asz)# 1(barig) gur
7. uri5{ki}-sze3 ma2-a si-ga
8. kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga
9. 1(gesz2) sze szuku-ra gur {d}szul-gi-i3-li2 mar-tu
10. 3(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze ur5-ra gur
11. guru7 a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra ba-a-si
12. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba gur ku5-ra2
13. a-sza3 gu-la a-sza3 la2-mah ba-a-si
14. 5(asz)# sze-ba gur ugula lu2-tur-tur
15. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze-ba ugula lugal-mu-ma!#-ag2#
16. 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba guru7-a kin a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti
17. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur guru7-a i7 sal4-la ba-a-si
18. 2(asz) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 didli
19. 4(asz) gur ba-sa6#
20. 2(asz) gur lu2-{d}szara2# muszen-du3
21. kiszib3# 7(disz) lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra
22. 4(asz) gur ga-esz-sze3 kiszib3 lugal-iti-da
23. 1(u) 1(asz) gur ga-esz-sze3 kiszib3 ur-{d}ur3#-bar-tab
24. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 gur
25. kiszib3 a-li2-mu
26. 1(u) 4(asz) gur sag <gur>-ra sze ma2-a si-ga
27. 1(asz) sze-ba gur ur-{gesz}gigir-re muszen-du3
28. 4(ban2)#? sze-ba {d}nanna-hi-li muszen-du3
29. 6(asz) 3(barig) sze szuku-ra x x?
30. ugula ab-ba-gi-na# dub#-sar#
31. 1(gesz2) sze szuku-ra dumu lugal-[he2]-gal2 engar
column 2
1. 3(asz) gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3-ga
2. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na
3. 3(asz) gur kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu da-da
4. 3(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir nu-banda3-gu4
5. 4(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-am3-ma
6. 4(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir dumu bar-ra-an
7. 3(asz) 2(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
8. 4(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-mes
9. 1(asz) 2(barig) gur kiszib3 lu2#-dingir#-ra#
10. 4(asz) gur kiszib3 lu2#-ukken#-ne2#
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 i7#?-pa-e3
12. 3(asz) gur kiszib3 a-du-mu
13. 1(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
14. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3-ga
15. 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba guru7-a ku5#-ra2#
16. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
17. 2(asz) 3(barig) x x gur
18. i3-dub ka-ma-ri2{ki}
19. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur
20. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
21. gur sze ma2 si-ga-ta
22. szunigin 3(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
23. gur sa2-du11-ta
24. sze gu2-<na> 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 6(asz)# 6(disz) sila3 gur
25. nig2-ka9-ak sze ur5-ra-ka
26. giri3 lu2-gi-na
27. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (1912 7-6 19 4 col. ni3-ka9-ak åe-ar3-ra-ka gir3 Lu2-gi-na mu en Eridu§ ba-hun)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201727

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 148.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 23.0 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 104755
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0019

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057417
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104755
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0706-19

References

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 21

    [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.

    Bilancio di orzo in prestito (ni3-kas7 ak sze ur5-ra-ka) - sotto la responsabilitˆ (gir3) di Lugina. // 7, BIN 5 119.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2022-03-21 at 19:13:30 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 08:31:07 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, 21 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201727.
Nisaba 11, 21 artifact entry (No. P201727). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201727 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 21 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201727 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201727},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201727},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 21 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201727.
Nisaba 11, 21 artifact entry (No. P201727). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201727 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 21 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201727 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201727},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201727},
}


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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P201727
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 21 artifact entry
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