Nisaba 11, 31 (P201733)

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 104766

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 30 4 col. mu ma2 ∂Enki. seal: Lugal-ni3-lagar-e. dub-sar. dumu Da-da. rations of some kind for a number of persons)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

110.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) lugal-an-na-tum2# sukkal
2. 2(disz) en dub-la2
3. 2(disz) sila-luh
4. 2(disz) szitim-gal
5. 2(disz) agrig
6. lu2 i3-gara2
7. 3(disz) bar-ra#-an
8. 3(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir sukkal za3-<ga-la2>
9. 6(disz) al-la dumu ur-ur
10. 4(disz) ur-e11-e ninda-IL2
11. 4(disz) lu2-dingir-ra lunga
12. 4(disz) elam
13. 4(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
14. 2(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 sagi
15. 1(disz) a-kal-la dumu ma-an-ba#
16. 4(disz) ur-mes dumu ur-am3-ma
17. 2(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi nu-banda3 a2-sikil
18. 4(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu ur-{d}suen
19. 4(disz) ur-mes dumu ur#-nig2#
20. 1(disz) lugal-e2-mah-e
21. 2(disz) ur-{d}lamma
22. 2(disz) lu2-du10-ga lunga
23. 2(disz) ur-{d}suen <dumu> ha-lu-lu
24. 1(disz) {gesz}guzza-ni szesz ga2-la2
bottom1
1. 1(gesz2) 3(disz)
column 2
1. 2(disz) sza3-ad-da
2. 2(disz) nig2-ba-saga
3. 1(disz) lugal-ezem szesz-a-ni
4. 2(disz) sza3-gu2-bi a-IL2
5. 1(disz) lugal-gu2-en-e
6. 1(disz) ha-la
7. 1(disz) {d}szara2-a-zi
8. 4(disz) en-mu10!-us2-sa2#
9. 3(disz) a-lu5-lu5
10. 1(disz) gu-na-na
11. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur#
12. 1(disz) al#?-lu5#?
13. 1(disz) lugal-nam-mah-zu#
14. kikken-me
15. ab-ba szesz en-um#
  blank space
16. gudu4-me
17. 1(disz) ba!-a-szesz
18. 1(disz) lugal-za3-ge-<si>
19. 1(disz) x x
20. 1(disz) ur-ab-ba u3 nar?-ta
21. 1(disz) {d}szara2-mu-tum2
22. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
23. 1(disz) lugal-mas-su2
24. 1(disz) nam-ha-ni
25. 1(disz) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
bottom 2
1. 1(u) 2(disz) 5(disz)
  meaning ?
reverse
column 1
1. e2-nig2-si-me
2. ur-{d}en-ki igi-da-KU
3. ur-{gesz}gigir szu-i2
4. lugal-he2-<gal2> musz-lah5
5. 2(disz) lu2-sa6-i3-zu!
6. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}li9-si4
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}en-ki
9. 1(disz) ur-e11-e
10. bahar3-me
11. 1(disz) {d}szara2-kam dumu na-u2!-a
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
13. 1(disz) lu2-[...]
  blank space
14. lugal-nigar#{gar} sukkal#
15. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
16. 1(disz) dub-la2?
17. 1(disz) ur-{d}utu
18. 1(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi#-da#
19. 1(disz) ur-mes
20. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
column 2
1. 1(disz) sza3-igi-na
2. 1(disz) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
3. 1(disz) {d}szara2-i3-zu
4. 1(disz) al-la lu2 gi? zex(SIG7)
5. 1(disz) ur-kal-la u3 ur-{d}ma-mi
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}szara2 lunga
7. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
8. 1(disz) gur4-sa3-an muhaldim
9. 1(disz) {d}szara2-i3-zu
10. 1(disz) {d}nin-zu
11. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
12. 1(disz) lugal-ma2-gur8-re szandana
13. 1(disz) dub-la2
14. 1(disz) a-kal-la
15. lu2-[x]-me
16. 1(disz) ur-iti-da nagar
17. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra nagar
18. x [x x siki tug2 gu2]-na
  blank space
  with drafts
19. siki ha-la-a
20. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. lugal-nig2-lagar-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (1912 7-6 30 4 col. mu ma2 ∂Enki. seal: Lugal-ni3-lagar-e. dub-sar. dumu Da-da. rations of some kind for a number of persons)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003621 (composite) (P456331) S003621 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P201733

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 110.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 104766
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0030

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057428
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104766
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0706-30

References

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 31

    [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.

    Lana e tessili entrati come tassa guna che sono stati redistribuiti (siki ha-la-a // 37, Rochester 161).

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
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-10-19 at 18:19:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2015-07-25 at 09:11:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:31:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 11, 31 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201733.
Nisaba 11, 31 artifact entry (No. P201733). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201733 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 31 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201733 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201733},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201733},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 11, 31 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201733.
Nisaba 11, 31 artifact entry (No. P201733). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201733 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 31 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201733 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201733},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201733},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/10/
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