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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

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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}

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 113.0 high × 56.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

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.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 104793
Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0057

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2011-07-22 at 14:33:45	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:32:14	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

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“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: May 29, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201744},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201744},
}

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“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: May 29, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	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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