Nisaba 11, 38 (P201739)

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 104773

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 37 4 col. about garments. tug2 si-il-la Nibru§ eå2-tum3 åa3 Umma§. iti d.li9-si4 mu en ∂Nanna kar-zi-da§)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

107.0 mm × 65.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 8(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
4. 1(u) 5(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
5. 1(u) 8(disz) tug2 guz-za du
6. ($ blank space $) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
7. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) tug2 usz-bar
8. 6(disz) tug2 usz-bar sza3-ha
9. ($ blank space $) gada 4(disz)-kam us2
10. 1(u) 2(disz) gada du 4(disz) gada du sza3#-ha#
11. ki ur-{gesz}gigir-ta
12. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
13. 6(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
14. 7(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
15. [1(u) 3(disz)?] tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
column 2
1. 2(u) tug2 guz-za du
2. ($ blank space $) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
3. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 usz-bar
4. 6(disz) tug2 usz-bar sza3-ha
5. 1(gesz2) gada 4(disz)-kam us2
6. 1(u) 1(disz) gada du
7. 1(disz) gada saga sza3-ha
8. 1(disz) gada du sza3-ha
9. ki usz-mu-ta
10. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)!-kam us2
11. 5(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
12. 7(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
13. 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
14. 2(u) tug2 guz-za du
15. [...] tug2 nig2-lam2 du
16. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) tug2 usz-bar
17. 8(disz) tug2 usz-bar sza3-ha
18. 2(gesz2) gada 4(disz)-kam us2
19. 1(u) 6(disz) gada du
20. 1(disz) gada saga sza3-ha
21. 1(disz) gada du sza3-ha
22. ki lugal-ur2-ra-ni-ta
23. ($ blank space $) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
24. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
reverse
column 1
1. 8(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 1(u) 7(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 2(u) 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
4. ($ blank space $) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
5. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) tug2 usz-bar
6. 2(u) 5(disz) tug2 usz-bar sza3-ha
7. 2(disz) gada du
8. 2(disz) gada du sza3-ha
9. ki ur-{d}a-szar2-ta
10. 2(u) tug2 usz-bar
11. ki i3-kal-la-ta
column 2
1. szunigin 7(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. [szunigin] 1(u) 7(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
3. szunigin 3(u) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
4. szunigin 1(gesz2) la2 1(disz@t) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
5. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) tug2 guz-za du
6. szunigin tug2 nig2-lam2 du
7. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) tug2 usz-bar
8. szunigin 4(u) 5(disz) tug2 usz-bar sza3-ha
9. szunigin 3(gesz2) gada 4(disz)-kam us2
10. szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) gada du
11. szunigin 2(disz) gada saga sza3-ha
12. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gada du sza3-ha
13. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz)
14. tug2 si-il-la nibru{ki}-sze3 tum3 sza3 umma{ki}
15. iti {d}li9-si4
16. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun

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): 107.0 high × 65.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (1912 7-6 37 4 col. about garments. tug2 si-il-la Nibru§ eå2-tum3 åa3 Umma§. iti d.li9-si4 mu en ∂Nanna kar-zi-da§)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 38

    [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 di varie entrate di tessili definiti come "tessili diretti a Nippur ispezionati a Umma" (tug2 si-il-la Nibru{ki}-sze3 tum3 sza3 Umma{ki}) // 51, UTI 5 3417.


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104773
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0037

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.09.00
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:31:55 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, 38 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201739.
Nisaba 11, 38 artifact entry (No. P201739). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201739 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 38 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201739 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201739},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 38 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201739.
Nisaba 11, 38 artifact entry (No. P201739). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201739 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 38 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201739 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201739},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201739},
}

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