Nisaba 11, 29 (P202353)

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 104764

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 28. 4 col. tablet top destroyed Haråiki. sig-giå-i3-åub-ba-gar u4 7-kam ni3-ka9-ak åe u3 zi3)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

118.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n sze gur]
2. [n ziz2] gur#
3. [n] sila3# gig
4. [ki ARAD2]-ta
  blank space
5. [n] 4(disz) sila3 sze gur
6. [n] 4(disz)# sila3 gig
7. [ki] lugal#-uszur3?-ta
8. 3(asz)#? sze gur la2-ia3 su-ga
9. ki bi2-da-ta
10. 1(barig) ziz2 lugal-ezem
11. szunigin sze-bi 5(gesz2) 3(asz) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
12. 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
13. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
14. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul u4 2(u) 3(disz) zal-la-ta
15. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ga2-ra u4 7(disz) zal-la-sze3
16. mu# us2-sa ha-ar-szi{ki}-sze3
17. szunigin 3(szar2) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
column 2
1. sag#-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) a2 u4-du8-a geme2
4. 3(gesz2) 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 <gur>
5. 4(asz)# 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 dabin gur
6. bi2#-gu7-sze3 e2-a si#-ga#
7. 1(asz) zi3-gu saga gur
8. 1(u) 3(barig) zi3 ba-ba saga gur
9. 2(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
10. 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 u3-bu-hu-ru-um zi3 sig15 gur
11. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 u3-bu-hu-ru-um dabin gur
12. 4(barig) 4(ban2) esza saga
13. 3(barig) 1(ban2) esza zi-gi4 duh-hu-um-ma
14. 1(barig) esza us2
15. a2-bi u4 1(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz)
16. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
17. 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar sahar
18. al-e 1(u) gin2-ta
19. a2 u4 4(gesz2) 3(u)
  calculation: 22 1/2 × 6 = 135; × 2 = 270
20. kiszib3 ur-{d}nam2-nun-ka
reverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. sze zi-ga kiszib3 ARAD2-da
3. 2(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. in-u ga6-ga2
5. 5(disz) kiszib3 a-kal-la
6. 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 u4 7(disz)-sze3
7. bala-sze3 gen-na
8. 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 u4 3(disz)-sze3
9. bala-ta gen-na
10. a2-bi u4 6(gesz2)
11. 2(gesz2) 3(u) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 <<sze3 1(disz)-sze3>>
12. geme2 ar-za-na-sze3
13. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
14. usz2 en-um-esz18?-dar
15. iti nesag
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16. mu ha-ar-szi{ki}-ta
17. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-[szub-ga2]-ra-asz
18. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) [3(u)]
19. szunigin 3(gesz2) 9(asz)? 3(barig) [9(disz) sila3 dabin gur]
  blank space
20. szunigin 1(asz) zi3-gu saga# [gur]
21. sze bala-bi 3(ban2)
22. szunigin 1(u) 3(barig) zi3 ba-ba saga# gur
23. [szunigin] 3(u)# 9(asz)# 2(barig) 4(disz)! sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
24. [szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2)] esza# saga gur
25. [sze bala]-bi# 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
26. [1(barig) esza] us2
column 2
  blank space
1. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
2. szunigin 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. zi-ga-am3
4. [szunigin] 1(u)# 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur
5. [szunigin 1(gesz'u)] 6(gesz2)# 1(u) gurusz#? geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. [la2-ia3]-am3#
  blank space
7. [nig2]-ka9-ak
8. [lu2]-bala-saga
9. iti# sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ga2-ra u4 7(disz) zal-la
10. mu us2-sa ha-ar-szi[{ki} ki]-masz{ki} ba#-[hul]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 118.0 high × 74.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (1912 7-6 28. 4 col. tablet top destroyed Haråiki. sig-giå-i3-åub-ba-gar u4 7-kam ni3-ka9-ak åe u3 zi3)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 29

    [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.

    Bilancio (ni3-kas7 ak) di Lubalasig di lavoratrici giornaliere e relativa retribuzione in orzo.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104764
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0028

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.03.23, Šulgi.48.04.00, Amar-Suen.01.02.00 (us2 year), Amar-Suen.01.02.07 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.48.03.23 to Amar-Suen.01.02.07 (us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-11-10 at 10:59:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-04-09 at 13:42:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-06-10 at 03:20:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-06-10 at 03:13:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-06-10 at 02:46:33 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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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20150806 englund: TCL 05, 5668 Nisaba 11, 29, TCL 05, 5670, & Frühe Schrift 13.13 describe the same work crew from SH48 iii 23 - AS1 ii 8

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 29 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202353.
Nisaba 11, 29 artifact entry (No. P202353). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202353 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 29 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202353 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202353},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 29 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202353.
Nisaba 11, 29 artifact entry (No. P202353). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202353 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 29 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202353 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 29 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202353},
}


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PY  - 2023
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TI  - Nisaba 11, 29 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202353
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