Nisaba 11, 32 (P201734)

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 104767

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 31 perhaps exercice tablet. one side not written, deals about wool account)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

102.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  (obv. completely erased)
reverse
1. 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) 5/6(disz)# ma-na 9(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze siki si-i3-tum
2. 2(u) 6(asz) gu2 4(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki ki ensi2-ka-ta
3. szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) gu2 5(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)# ma-na 9(disz) [gin2] igi-6(disz)-gal2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze siki hi-a
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
6. siki peszx(|SZU.KAD4|)-a
7. bi2-gu7-bi 2(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-<na> 6(disz) gin2 2(u) 6(disz) sze
8. 1(u) 7(disz) ma-na bi2-gu7 siki mug
9. 5(asz) gu2 2(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki diri nig2-ka9-ak
10. szunigin 2(u) 9(asz) gu2 5(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz)! gin2
  4(ban2) partly erased before gin2
11. zi-ga-am3
12. la2-ia3 7(asz) gu2 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
  double ruling with finger-nail marks and traces of signs

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): 102.0 high × 64.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (1912 7-6 31 perhaps exercice tablet. one side not written, deals about wool account)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 32

    [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 lana. Recto totalmente cancellato. Cf. SAT 2 555.


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104767
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0031

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:31:36 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, 32 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201734.
Nisaba 11, 32 artifact entry (No. P201734). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201734 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 32 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201734 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201734},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201734},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 32 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 32 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201734.
Nisaba 11, 32 artifact entry (No. P201734). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201734 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 32 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201734 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201734},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201734},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201734
LB  - CDLI:P201734
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 32 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201734
ER  - 
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