Nisaba 11, 24 (P201728)

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 104758

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 22 about bricks; seems to eb a cut piece)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

127.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 29.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3 5(disz) kusz3 iz-zi
2. 9(disz) dub-la2 5(disz) kusz3 gid2-ta 2/3(disz) kusz3-ta
3. iz-zi gu-la
4. ($ blank space $) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3
5. ($ blank space $) 9(disz) <ninda> 2(disz) kusz3 3(disz) <kusz3> iz-zi
6. ($ blank space $) 1(disz) x ninda 4(disz) <kusz3?> 3(u) 2(disz) iz-zi
7. ($ blank space $) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) iz-zi
8. ($ blank space $) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3
  blank space
9. us2-sa bad3
10. ($ blank space $) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 3(disz) kusz3-ta
11. ($ blank space $) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 2(disz) kusz3-ta
12. ($ blank space $) 2(disz) ninda 3(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3
13. a2 1(disz) e2 ki-tusz kusz3
14. ($ blank space $) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 3(disz) kusz3-ta
15. ($ blank space $) 2(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3-ta
16. ($ blank space $) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3-ta
17. za3 e2 ugula nar-sze3
18. ($ blank space $) 7(disz)? ninda 3(disz) kusz3 3(disz) kusz3-ta
19. ($ blank space $) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3-ta
20. ($ blank space $) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3-ta
21. ($ blank space $) 1(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 4(disz) kusz3-ta
22. ($ blank space $) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda iz-zi si sa2 kisal
reverse
1. 5(disz)# sar 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
2. 1(u) 2(disz)# 1/2(disz) gin2
3. 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 6(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
4. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) sze
5. 1/3(disz) sar 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
6. 5/6(disz) <sar> u4# 4(u) 5(disz)
  u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) 1(gesz2) 2(u) erased
7. ($ blank space $)
  1(disz) 3(disz) 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 2(u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) erased
8. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
9. sig4-bi 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
  blank space
10. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3 iz-zi 5(disz) kusz3-ta
11. szunigin 5(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3 iz-zi 3(disz)# 1/3(disz) kusz3-ta
12. szunigin 3(u) 4(disz) ninda 5(disz) kusz3 iz-zi 3(disz) kusz3-ta
13. szunigin 5(disz) ninda iz-zi 2(disz) kusz3-ta
14. szunigin 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 iz-zi 2/3(disz) kusz3-ta
  2 lines erased
15. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 4(disz) ($ blank space $) 6(disz)
  (line erased and traces of drafts)

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): 127.0 high × 71.0 wide × 29.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 24

    [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.

    Computo di mattoni necessari per costruire dei muri - esercizio scolastico?. = Or. 47-49, 482.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104758
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0022

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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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
2018-05-06 at 16:23:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:31:11 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, 24 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201728.
Nisaba 11, 24 artifact entry (No. P201728). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201728 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 24 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201728 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 24 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201728},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201728
LB  - CDLI:P201728
M1  - 2025/8/2/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 24 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201728
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 24 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201728.
Nisaba 11, 24 artifact entry (No. P201728). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201728 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 24 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201728 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 24 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201728},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201728
LB  - CDLI:P201728
M1  - 2025/8/2/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 24 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201728
ER  -
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