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

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

Text

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

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201742

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 103.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 104790
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0054

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057450
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104790
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0706-54

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:32:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: October 15, 2026).
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	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: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	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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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 51 artifact entry
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