Nisaba 11, 26 (P201730)

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 104760

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 24 4 col. barley for cattle. im-gi-na e2-∂Nin-ur4-re)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

129.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. la2-ia3 [(x)] guru7 2(gesz'u) 7(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. 7(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
3. ($ blank space $) x
4. ($ blank space $) ab2-mah2
5. ($ blank space $) gu4-gesz
6. ($ blank space $) dusu2 hi-a
7. ($ blank space $) udu hi-a
8. ($ blank space $) ud5 masz2 hi-a
9. sza3-gu4 gub-ba
10. udu gub-ba-ta
11. ($ blank space $) gu4
12. 7(disz) udu hi-a
13. sza3 e2-kuruszda-ta
14. 1(gesz2) 2(asz) gu2 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na siki-gi
15. 9(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki mug
16. 5(disz)#? gu2# 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki-ud5
17. [x x] 1/2(disz) sila3 [i3]-nun du10-ga#
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
2. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) zu2-lum gur
3. 7(disz) ma2 hi-a
4. la2-ia3-am3
5. ur-{d}szara2
6. la2-ia3 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) [n x] gur#
7. 1(disz) lu2#-[... ...]
8. x x [...]
9. ($ blank space $) [...]
10. ($ blank space $) [...]
11. ($ blank space $) [...]
12. ($ blank space $) dusu2# [hi]-a#
13. ($ blank space $) udu hi-a#
14. ($ blank space $) ud5 masz2 hi-a#
15. sza3-gu4 gub-ba
16. [udu gub-ba?]-ta
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. 6(disz) [...] niga
2. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu hi-a
3. sza3 e2!-kuruszda-a-ka-ta
4. ($ blank space $) siki-gi
5. ($ blank space $) siki mug
6. ($ blank space $) siki-ud5
7. 6(disz) dug 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta#
8. ($ blank space $) ga-ar3 x x
9. ($ blank space $) x [...]
10. ($ blank space $) GAN2# [...]
11. ($ blank space $) [...]
12. 5(asz) gu2 3(disz) ma#-[na] gesz-gal [(x)]
13. 2(asz) 2(barig) la2 1(ban2) kasz szu-tur-tur gur
14. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) zu2-lum gur
15. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) esir2 E2-A gur
16. 7(disz) ma2 hi-a
column 2
1. szunigin 3(gesz2)#? 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 1(u) 3(disz) [n] i3 x
2. 7(asz)# gu2 esir2 a-ba-al
3. im gi-na
4. e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (1912 7-6 24 4 col. barley for cattle. im-gi-na e2-∂Nin-ur4-re)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201730

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 129.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 27.0 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 104760
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0024

References

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 26

    [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.

    Tavoletta im gi-na di arretrati di vari beni del tempio di Ninurra.


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
2017-02-15 at 19:32:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI 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 08:31:20 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, 26 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201730.
Nisaba 11, 26 artifact entry (No. P201730). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201730 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 26 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201730 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201730},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 26 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201730.
Nisaba 11, 26 artifact entry (No. P201730). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201730 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 26 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201730 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201730},
}

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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P201730
M1  - 2026/10/11/
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