Nisaba 11, 53 (P201744)

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 104793

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 57. obv. faintly written; rev. mentions the name of 3 persons,. en3-bi tar-re-dam)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

113.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) lu2-du10-ga iszib {d}nin-hur-sag ka-ma-ri2{ki}
2. 1(disz) ur-pa4-u2-e
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi
4. dumu lugal-iti-da iszib
5. mu ki 2(disz)-sze3 en3-bi tar-re-dam
reverse
1. giri3 e2-gal-e-si#
2. szu-a engar {gesz}apin#
3. giri3 ensi2
4. giri3 e2-[gal]-e-si
5. lu2 tir
6. lu2 azlag2 KU ME# ma2#-lah5#
7. dumu dumu x x
8. usz-bar {gesz}kiri6 sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
9. a-ra2 2(disz)#?-kam
  (written with small signs)
10. erim2 diri x a-pi4-sal4{ki}
11. gu4-{gesz}apin umma<{ki}> a-pi4-sal4{ki} musz-bi-an-na
12. sipa unu3
13. erim2 diri umma{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (1912 7-6 57. obv. faintly written; rev. mentions the name of 3 persons,. en3-bi tar-re-dam)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P201744

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 113.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 104793
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0057

References

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 53

    [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.

    Tavoletta incompleta e solo parzialmente scritta con una lista di appartenenti a diverse categorie professionali.


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2011-07-22 at 14:33:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:32:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 11, 53 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201744.
Nisaba 11, 53 artifact entry (No. P201744). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201744 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 53 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201744 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201744},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 11, 53 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201744.
Nisaba 11, 53 artifact entry (No. P201744). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201744 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 53 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201744 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201744},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201744},
}

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PY  - 2023
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