Nisaba 24, 05 (P201746)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar a-kal-la dumu munus-am3
2. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
3. ki gu2-tar ugula-ta
4. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar a-du-du
5. ki a-du-mu-ta
6. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar lu2-{d}szara2
7. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar ur-{gesz}gigir
8. zah3 ba-al-la-ta
9. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
10. ki lugal-ni2-lagar-e ugula-ta
sic ni2
11. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar lu2-gu-la
12. ki ukken-ne2 ugula-ta
13. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar ur-zabala3{ki} sza3-gu4 ki a-ab-ba-ta
14. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 1(disz) tug2 bar ur-{d}ma-mi dumu nig2-gi4-ni-mu ba-sa6 i3-dab5
15. zah3 ba-al-la-ta
16. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar lu2-{d}utu
17. nag-ku-u2-ne-lu5 zah3 ba-al-la-ta
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar szu-im-bi mar-sa zah3 ba-al-la-ta
2. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar ab-ba-gi-na dumu ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) nu-{gesz}kiri6
3. ki ur-{d}da-mu ugula-ta
4. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar lugal-nig2-lagar-e dumu da-ti
5. aga3-us2 ensi2-ka-ta
6. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 1(disz) tug2 bar ur-{d}en-ki
7. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 1(disz) tug2 bar ur-{d}en-ki
8. 1(asz@c)# [1(barig)] 1(disz) tug2 bar a-gu-gu dumu puzur4-e3-a-me
9. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 1(disz) tug2 bar ur-ra-ni du6 zah3-ta
10. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 1(disz) tug2 bar lu2-kal-la du6 zah3-ta
11. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 1(disz) tug2 bar {d}nanna-ki-ag2 dumu he2-du-du
12. ki ukken-ne2-ta
13. 1(asz@c)# [1(barig) 1(disz) tug2 bar] da-a-ga dumu {d}nanna-i3-zu
14. ki ur-ama-na ugula-ta
15. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 1(disz) tug2 bar hi-li-a
16. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 1(disz) tug2 bar engar-zi dumu lugal-nig2-lagar-e
17. ki lugal-mu-ma-ag2-ta
18. ba-sa6 i3-dab5
reverse
column 1
1. szu 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar ur-diri e2-udu-ta lu2 azlag2
2. i3-kal-la i3-dab5
3. szu 5(ban2) tug2 bar lugal-gesz-hur-e ki a-szi-an ugula-ta
4. a-kal-la aszgab i3-dab5
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column 2
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1. he-dab5-me
2. sza3 en-nu-ga2
3. iti {d}li9-si4 u4 2(u)-am3 ba-ra-zal
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
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Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (1912 7-6 64 4 col.. list of men in the en-nu lu2-tuå-me åa3 en-nu-ga2. iti ∂Li9-si4-ta u4 20-kam ba-ra-zal mu AS Urbilum)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.02.09.20
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P201746
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P201746

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
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 104800
Accession Number	1912-07-06, 0064

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	057458
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.104800
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1912-0706-64

References

primary: NATU 4 = Nisaba 24, 5

[al-Rawi2009NATU4] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, Franco d’Agostino, and Jonathan Taylor. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part Four (NATU IV). Nisaba 24. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-22 at 11:21:17	Pottorf, Andrew	Transliteration	Pottorf, Andrew		Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2016-07-28 at 15:45:55	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-06-24 at 11:57:48	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-08-28 at 16:47:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-06-29 at 14:38:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 24, 05 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201746.

Nisaba 24, 05 artifact entry (No. P201746). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201746 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 24, 05 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201746 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 24, 05 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201746.

Nisaba 24, 05 artifact entry (No. P201746). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201746 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 24, 05 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201746 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 24, 05 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201746},
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