Nisaba 24, 05 (P201746)

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 104800

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 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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 bar a-kal-la dumu er3?-dingir
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
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
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
  blank space

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104800
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0064

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.09.20
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2016-07-28 at 15:45:55 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-24 at 11:57:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-08-28 at 16:47:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-29 at 14:38:35 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 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: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 24, 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201746},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201746
LB  - CDLI:P201746
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - Nisaba 24, 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201746
ER  -

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: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 24, 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201746},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201746
LB  - CDLI:P201746
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - Nisaba 24, 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201746
ER  -
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