Nisaba 11, 49 (P202354)

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 104787

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 51. AS 1 vegetable products for several temples, kab-du11-ga)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

114.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3# duru5# lugal
2. ur-x [...]-DI
3. 1(barig) 2(ban2) [{gesz}pesz3] duru5
4. ur-[...]-na
5. 2(ban2) {gesz#}pesz3# duru5#
6. 4(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
7. ur-[...]-kun
8. 1(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
9. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
10. 4(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
11. lugal-szu-nir-re
12. 1(barig) 1(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
13. 2(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
14. lugal-nesag-e
15. 2(asz) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 gur
16. lu2-ga
17. 1(asz) 3(barig) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 gur
18. 2(barig) gesztin duru5
19. {d}en-lil2-la2-i3-sa6
20. 1(barig) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
21. ur-esz3-bar-ra
22. 2(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 lu2-{d}szara2 dumu ur-lil-la
23. 1(barig) 2(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5 i3-li2-mu
  blank space
24. szunigin 2(barig) gesztin duru5 gesztin had2-bi 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
reverse
1. szunigin 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}pesz3 duru5 gur
2. {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3
3. szunigin 3(barig) 3(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
4. {gesz}ge6-par4 had2-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2)
5. e2 {d}szara2
6. 1(barig) 3(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
7. lu2-{d}nin-szubur szandana
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
9. lugal-iti-da SIG7-a
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
11. ur-{d}en-gal-du-du
12. 2(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5 da-ad-da-mu
13. 2(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 duru5
14. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
15. a-da-lal3
16. 3(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5 nig2-lagar-e mar-sa
17. 3(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5 a-ab-ba-ni
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18. szunigin 2(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 duru5 {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu-bi 1(barig)
19. szunigin 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}ge6-par4 duru5
20. {gesz}ge6-par4 had2-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
21. e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra
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22. szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gesztin had2
23. szunigin 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 {gesz}ge6-par4 had2
24. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3? {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu
25. gesztin {gesz}pesz3 kab2 du11-ga
left
1. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 114.0 high × 52.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
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  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (1912 7-6 51. AS 1 vegetable products for several temples, kab-du11-ga)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 49

    [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.

    Testo di "ispezione" (kab2 du11-ga) dei prodotti di alberi da frutta proveniente dai possedimenti dei templi di Szara e Ninurra.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104787
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0051

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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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
2017-09-05 at 16:48:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:32:35 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 11, 49 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202354.
Nisaba 11, 49 artifact entry (No. P202354). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202354 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 49 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202354 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202354},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202354},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 49 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202354.
Nisaba 11, 49 artifact entry (No. P202354). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202354 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 49 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202354 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202354},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202354},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P202354
M1  - 2025/11/7/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 49 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202354
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