Nisaba 11, 25 (P201729)

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 104759

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 23 6 col. garments and wool. mussa ara 3 kam Simurrum bahul)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

135.0 mm × 83.0 mm × 31.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 1(u) 8(disz) tug2 aktum 4(disz)-kam us2
5. 4(u) tug2 guz-za du
6. 1(gesz2) 2(u) tug2 sag usz-bar
7. 3(gesz2)? tug2 usz-bar
8. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur
9. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 3(disz)-kam us2
10. 2(disz) tug2 ba-tab duh-hu-um tab-ba du
  1(u) 1(disz) erased
11. 2(disz)# tug2# ba#-tab# duh#-hu#-um# sa-BAD-du
12. 1(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 u2
13. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du tur
14. 5(disz) tug2 gu2-e3 3(disz)-kam us2
15. 1(disz) tug2 gu2-e3 du bar-si ga2-ra
16. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) tug2 bar-si-gen
17. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-munus-la2-sag 3(disz)-kam us2
18. 2(disz) tug2 bar-si sal-la 3(disz)-kam us2
19. 4(disz) tug2 bar-si 3(disz)-kam us2
20. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-munus-la2-sag du
column 2
1. 3(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 du
2. 2(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 du sumun
3. 2(disz) gada 3(disz)-kam us2
4. 2(disz) gada sza3-ga-du3 3(disz)-kam us2
5. 3(disz) gada sag-ga2 3(disz)-kam us2
6. 6(disz) gada bar-si 3(disz)-kam us2
7. 3(disz) gada 3(disz)-kam us2 sumun
8. 3(u) 4(disz) gada du 1(gesz2) 2(u) gada du sumun
9. 8(disz) gada sza3-ga-du3 du
10. 8(disz) gada sza3-ga-du3 du sumun
11. 3(u) 9(disz) tug2 usz-bar sumun
12. 2(u) 3(disz) tug2 usz-bar sumun nita2
13. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du nig2-dara2#
14. 7(disz) tug2 usz-bar nig2-dara2
15. 2(u) 4(disz) gada du nig2-dara2
16. 1(disz) gada sza3-ga-du3 3(disz)-kam us2 nig2-dara2
17. x-du3-a u3 e2 szu-szum2-ma
18. 3(gesz2) 2(u) tug2 guz-za du
19. tug2 gu2-na iri
20. 4(disz) tug2 guz-za du
21. 1(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
22. ba-ra kar-ra ensi2
23. kiszib3 lugal-sza3-la2
column 3
1. 1(u) 4(disz) [tug2 ...]
2. 2(u) 5(disz) tug2# [...]
3. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) tug2 x
4. 5(disz) tug2 bar-si? nig2-la2#
5. tug2 gibil-am3
6. 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar sumun
7. 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) tug2 usz-bar
8. a-gi4-um x
9. 2(u) 6(disz) tug2 mug sumun
10. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3
11. kiszib3 lugal-ezem
12. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
13. 2(disz) gada du
14. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la szabra
15. 3(disz) tug2 bar-dul5# [x] x
16. 1(disz) gada sza3-ga-du3 saga
17. 2(disz) gada sza3-ga-du3 3(disz)-kam us2 sumun
18. 4(u) 2(disz) gada du nig2-dara2
19. nig2-gal2-la e2-kiszib3-ba-ka
20. sza3 e2-masz
21. [x]-dingir-ra
22. 1(u) [tug2] nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
23. 1(disz) gada saga 2(disz) gada du
reverse
column 1
1. tug2 nu2 lugal
2. ki da-da-ga
3. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za du#
4. {d}szul-gi {d}anzu{muszen}-babbar2
5. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za du
6. {d}szul-gi a-pi4-sal4{ki}
7. 4(disz)!# tug2# guz#-za du
8. [(x)] ezem# {d}szara2
9. [x tug2] guz#-za du#
10. [x] lu2-kal#-la#
11. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la szabra
12. [x tug2] guz-za usz-bar
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [...]
16. [...]
17. [...]
18. 3(disz) tug2 sag [usz]-bar
19. [...]
20. [...]
21. [...]
22. 3(disz) tug2 guz-za [...]
23. [x] x x x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 4(disz) gada du
2. kiszib3 ku3-ga-ni
column 3
1. zi-[ga x x] sanga x
2. mu 2(disz)-kam
3. mu us2-sa a-[ra2] 3(disz)-kam si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul-ta
4. mu# an#-sza#-an{ki#} ba-hul-sze3
5. [...]

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): 135.0 high × 83.0 wide × 31.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (1912 7-6 23 6 col. garments and wool. mussa ara 3 kam Simurrum bahul)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 25

    [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 dell'uscita (zi-ga) di tessili per due anni (SH 33-34) destinati a vari usi - la parte finale del testo e in rottura.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104759
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0023

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.33.00.00, Šulgi.34.00.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.33.00.00 to Šulgi.34.00.00 (us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2019-08-04 at 13:09:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-08-04 at 13:07:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:47 CDLI 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 08:31:15 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, 25 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201729.
Nisaba 11, 25 artifact entry (No. P201729). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201729 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 25 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201729 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201729},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201729},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201729
LB  - CDLI:P201729
M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 25 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201729
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 25 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201729.
Nisaba 11, 25 artifact entry (No. P201729). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201729 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 25 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201729 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201729},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201729},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201729
LB  - CDLI:P201729
M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 25 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201729
ER  -
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