Nisaba 11, 46 (P201740)

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 104782

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 46. yield of palmtrees. Ur-ni9-gar gin2-ma2. uru4-la2 giå§ri6 -du11-ga iti åu-numun)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

98.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
2. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
3. 2(disz) gesz 1(barig)
4. 2(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila 3(disz)
5. 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
6. 1(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
7. 2(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
8. 2(disz) <gesz> sza3-su3
9. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 da-a-mu
10. 1(u) 4(disz)! gesz 2(ban2)
11. 2(u) 6(disz)! gesz 1(ban2)
12. 3(u) 4(disz)! gesz 5(disz) sila3
13. 2(disz) <gesz> 5(ban2)?
14. 2(disz) <gesz> 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila 3(disz)
15. 1(u) 3(disz) <gesz> 3(ban2)
16. 1(u) 1(disz)! <gesz> 2(disz) sila3
17. 2(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
18. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
19. lugal-me-lam2 DISZ# dumu
20. ur-iszkur sanga {d}nin-ur4-ra
21. 5(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
22. 3(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3
23. 4(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
24. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
25. 3(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
26. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3
27. ur5-sa6-mu
28. 5(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
29. 3(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3
30. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
31. szu-ma-am3
32. 9(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
reverse
1. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 9(disz) sila3 ur-{d}szara2
2. 5(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
3. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 5(disz) sila3 da-a-ga
4. 4(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
5. 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
6. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 9(disz) sila3 lu2-du10-ga!
7. 1(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
8. 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
9. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(ban2) ma2-gur8-re
10. e2 {d}szara2
  gesz 2(ban2) erased
11. 7(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
12. 8(disz) <gesz> 1(ban2)
13. 2(disz) <gesz> 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
14. 8(disz) <gesz> 2(disz) sila3
15. 7(disz) <gesz> 5(disz) sila3
16. 3(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
17. 2(disz) <gesz> 4(ban2)
18. 4(disz) <gesz> 1(barig)
19. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
20. dam lugal-{gesz}kiri6
21. 6(disz) <gesz> 2(ban2)
  gal2 x erased before <gesz>
22. ($ blank space $) <gesz> 5(disz) sila3
  1(disz) erased
23. ($ blank space $) <gesz> 1(ban2)
  7(disz) erased
24. ($ blank space $) <gesz> 3(ban2)
  1(disz) erased
25. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
26. ki ma2-gur8-re
27. ur-nigar{gar} aga3-<us2> ma2?
28. apin-la2 {gesz}kiri6 kab2 <du11>-ga
  some text moved to next line
29. iti szu-numun
30. mu {d}amar-{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): 98.0 high × 51.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (1912 7-6 46. yield of palmtrees. Ur-ni9-gar gin2-ma2. uru4-la2 giå§ri6 -du11-ga iti åu-numun)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 46

    [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.

    Testo di "ispezione" (kab2 du11-ga), relativo a palme da dattero e loro prodotto.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104782
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0046

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.06.00
  • 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
2018-03-23 at 19:15:05 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-11 at 15:10:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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 08:31:59 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, 46 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201740.
Nisaba 11, 46 artifact entry (No. P201740). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201740 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 46 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201740 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201740},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
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TI  - Nisaba 11, 46 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 46 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201740.
Nisaba 11, 46 artifact entry (No. P201740). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201740 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 46 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201740 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201740},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201740
LB  - CDLI:P201740
M1  - 2025/8/2/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 46 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201740
ER  -
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