Nisaba 11, 37 (P201738)

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 104772

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 36 4 col.. rev. badly preserved ÅS 1 diri. Attribytion of wool rations to people given by name or profession)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

106.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) sukkal
2. 2(disz) en dub-la2
3. 2(disz) sila-luh
4. 2(disz) szitim-gal
5. 3(disz) agrig
6. lu2 i3-gara2
7. 3(disz) bar-ra-an
8. 3(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
9. ($ blank space $) sukkal za3-ga-la2
10. 6(disz) al-la dumu ur-ur
11. 4(disz) ur-e11-e ninda-IL2
12. 4(disz) lu2-dingir-ra kasz-de2-de2
13. 4(disz) elam
14. 4(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 sagi
15. 3(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 sagi
16. 1(disz) a-kal-la dumu ma-an-ba
17. 4(disz)# ur-mes dumu ur-am3-ma
18. [4(disz)] ur-{d}ma-mi nu-banda3# [a2]-sikil#?
column 2
1. 4(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu ur-{d}suen
2. 4(disz) al-lu-mu dumu ukken-ne2
3. 1(disz) nimgir-an-ne2
4. 2(disz) inim-{d}szara2
5. 2(disz) lu2-du10-ga lunga
6. 2(disz) ur-{d}suen dumu ha-lu-lu
7. 1(disz) {gesz}guzza-ni szesz en-um
8. 2(disz) sza-ad-da
9. 2(disz) nig2-ba-saga
10. 1(disz) lugal-ezem szesz-a-ni
11. 2(disz) sza3-gu2-bi a-IL2
12. 1(disz) lugal-gu2-en-e
13. 1(disz) ha-la
14. 1(disz) {d}szara2-a-zi
15. 4(disz) en-mu10-us2?-sa
16. 3(disz) a-lu5-lu5
17. 1(disz) gu-na-na
18. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
19. 3(u)
20. 2(u) 1(disz) al-lu
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) lugal-nam-mah-zu
2. geme2 kikken-me
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}en-ki [IGI]-da-KU
4. 1(disz) ab-ba szesz en-um
5. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir szu#-i2#
6. ($ blank space $) x x x
  blank space
7. gudu4 {d}szara2-me {d}szara2
8. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra gudu4 {d}nin-nag-su!?
9. 1(disz)# 1/2(disz)#? ur#?-mu
10. gudu4 {d}iszkur
11. 2(disz) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
12. 1(disz) ur#-nigar#{gar#}
13. 1(disz) ur#-{d#}li9#-si4#-na#
14. 1(u) 5(disz) 1(disz) ur-{d}en-ki
15. 1(disz) ur-e11-e bahar3 sa2-du11-me
16. 1(u) 3(disz)#
column 2
1. [{d}szara2-kam? dumu] na-u2!-a
2. [ur-{d}szul-pa]-e3
3. [...] ba#-dim2
4. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}szara2 gu-za-la2
5. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka gu-za-la2
  blank space
6. lu2 didli-me
7. 1(disz) ur-dun gudu4 {d}suen
8. 1(disz) lu2 saga gudu4
9. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2
10. 1(disz) hu-wa-wa
11. 1(disz) ukken-ne2
12. 1(disz) lugal-a2-zi-da
13. 1(disz) bu3-du
14. ($ blank space $) iri#-di-gal
15. gudu4 {d}eb-gal
16. ($ blank space $) 6(disz) ma-na siki ur-{d}iszkur giri17-dab5
17. siki tug2 gu2-na ha-la-a
18. iti diri
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19. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

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): 106.0 high × 72.0 wide × 28.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (1912 7-6 36 4 col.. rev. badly preserved ÅS 1 diri. Attribytion of wool rations to people given by name or profession)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 37

    [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 tœg gœ-na ha-la-a // 31, Rochester 161.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104772
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0036

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.13.00 (intercalated)
  • Alternative Years:
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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
2015-07-25 at 09:11:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-14 at 17:31:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:31:52 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, 37 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201738.
Nisaba 11, 37 artifact entry (No. P201738). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201738 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 37 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201738 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201738},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201738},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201738
LB  - CDLI:P201738
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 37 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201738
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 37 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201738.
Nisaba 11, 37 artifact entry (No. P201738). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201738 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 37 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201738 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201738},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201738},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201738
LB  - CDLI:P201738
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 37 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201738
ER  -
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