Nisaba 11, 51 (P201742)

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 104790

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 54 4 col. garments. tug2 si-il6-la åa3 e2-temen-an-ka. iti ezem-∂Åul-gi mu si-ma-num2§ ba-hul)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

103.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. ($ blank space $) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
3. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
4. 8(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
5. 1(u) 3(disz) tug2 guz-za du
6. 4(u) tug2 sag# usz-bar
7. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) tug2 usz#-bar#
8. 1(u) 4(disz) gada du
9. ki ur-{gesz}gigir-ta
10. ($ blank space $) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
11. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
12. 4(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
13. 1(u) 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
column 2
1. 1(u) 3(disz) tug2 guz-za du
2. 4(u) tug2 sag usz-bar
3. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 usz-bar 1(u) gada du
4. ki lugal-ur2-ra-ni-ta
5. ($ blank space $) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
6. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
7. 2(disz)#? [tug2 guz-za 3(disz)]-kam# us2
8. 7(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
9. 1(u) 7(disz) tug2 guz-za du
10. 4(u) tug2 sag usz-bar
11. 2(gesz2) 6(disz) tug2 usz-bar 8(disz) gada du
12. ki usz-mu-ta
13. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
14. 8(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam? us2?
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 1(u) 8(disz) tug2 guz-za du
4. 4(u) tug2 sag usz-bar
5. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar 2(disz) gada du
6. ki ur-{d}a-szar2-ta
7. ($ blank space $) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
8. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
9. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
10. 5(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
11. 1(u) tug2 guz-za du
12. 2(u) tug2 sag usz-bar
13. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) tug2 usz-bar
14. 2(disz) gada# du#
15. ki ur-{d}szara2#-ta
16. 1(u) 3(disz)
column 2
1. ($ blank space $) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
17. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du <<gen>>
18. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
19. 5(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
20. 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
21. 2(u) tug2 sag usz-bar
22. 1(gesz2) 1(u) tug2 usz-bar 1(disz) gada du
23. ki lugal-ur2-ra-ni-ta
24. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
25. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
26. 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
12. ($ blank space $) tug2 usz-bar
27. ki i3-kal-la-ta
28. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
29. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
30. ki ur-{d}nin-tu-ta
31. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) tug2 usz#-bar
32. szunigin tug2 2(disz)-kam us2
  nig2-lam2 erased after tug2; sic 2(disz)-kam
33. szunigin tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
34. szunigin tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
35. szunigin tug2 guz-za du
36. szunigin 6(disz)? tug2 sag usz-bar
37. szunigin 9(disz)? tug2 usz-bar
38. szunigin gada du
left
column 1
1. tug2 si-il6-la
column 2
1. sza3 e2-te-na-ka
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
column 3
1. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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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): 103.0 high × 66.0 wide × 26.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (1912 7-6 54 4 col. garments. tug2 si-il6-la åa3 e2-temen-an-ka. iti ezem-∂Åul-gi mu si-ma-num2§ ba-hul)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 51

    [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 ispezionati nell'Etemeni3 (tug2 si-il6-la sza3 e2 temen-na-ka). // 38, UTI 5 3417.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104790
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0054

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.10.00
  • 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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. 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 08:32:06 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, 51 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201742.
Nisaba 11, 51 artifact entry (No. P201742). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201742 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 51 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201742 (Accessed: August 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 51 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201742},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201742},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 51 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201742.
Nisaba 11, 51 artifact entry (No. P201742). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201742 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 51 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201742 (Accessed: August 10, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 51 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201742},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201742},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201742
LB  - CDLI:P201742
M1  - 2025/8/10/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 51 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201742
ER  -
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