Nisaba 11, 50 (P202356)

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 104789

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 53 AS 1. 4 col. , yield of palmtrees)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 30.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [x gesz] 1(ban2)
2. [x gesz x] sila3
3. [x gesz sza3]-su3
4. [x] gesz 5(disz) sila3
5. zu2-lum-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2)
6. lu2-{d}szara2
7. e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra
8. 1(u) 6(disz) gesz x 1(ban2)
9. 2(u) 2(disz) gesz sza3-su3
10. 9(disz) gesz 4(disz) sila3
11. 2(u) 2(disz) gesz x 2(disz) sila3
12. 1(disz) gesz x 3(ban2)
13. 4(disz) gesz x 2(ban2)
14. x x x gesz-du3
15. zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
16. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
17. 3(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3
18. 1(u) 2(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
19. 1(u) 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
20. 1(u) 7(disz)# gesz sza3-su3
21. 1(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
22. zu2-lum-<bi> 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
23. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
24. 2(u) 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
25. 7(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
26. 1(u) 8(disz) gesz sza3-su3
27. 2(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
28. 2(u) 2(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
column 2
1. 1(u) 3(disz) gesz# x
2. 1(disz) gesz x
3. zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) 4(barig)#? 3(ban2)#? [n? sila3?] gur#
4. a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
5. i3-da-ga
  1 line erased
6. GAN2 e2!-gal
7. 1(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
8. 1(u) 1(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
9. 3(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
10. 8(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
11. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(barig) 8(disz) sila3
12. lugal-ku3-ga-ni
13. 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
14. igi 5(disz)#-gal2-bi 6(disz) sila3 bar-ku3-ge
15. 1(u) 8(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
16. 2(u)#? 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
17. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(barig)
18. dumu# ur-e2-mah
19. 5(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3
20. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 2(disz) sila3
21. a-x lu5
22. 1(disz) gesz 1(barig)
23. 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
24. 2(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
25. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 3(ban2)
26. ka5-a lu2-mah
27. 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
28. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 2(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
reverse
column 1
1. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
2. lugal-sa6
3. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
4. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 3(disz) sila3
5. ur-{d}szara2 igi-du8
6. 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
7. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 6(disz) sila3
8. lugal-e2-mah-e
9. 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
10. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 6(disz) sila3
11. ur-szu-kal-la
12. 2(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
13. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 2(disz) sila3
14. na-ba-sa6
15. 1(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
16. 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
17. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 5(disz) sila3
18. da-da-mu
19. 2(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
20. igi-5(disz)-gal2-<bi> 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
21. a-kal-la
22. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 2(disz) sila3
23. lugal-igi-husz
24. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
25. 1(disz) gesz 5(disz)# sila3
26. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz)# sila3#
27. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 6(disz) sila3#
28. szesz-kal-la#
29. 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 [igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(disz)?] sila3#
30. lugal-{gesz}[gigir]-re#
31. 1(disz) gesz [...]
32. 2(disz) gesz 1(ban2) [... igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi] 1(ban2) [...]
column 2
1. a-kal-la dumu mu-<ni>-gin7-du10
2. 1(disz) gesz 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
3. 4(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
4. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
5. lugal-uszur4
6. 3(disz) gesz 2(ban2) igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
7. nig2-lagar-e
8. 1(disz) gesz 1(barig)
9. 1(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
10. 1(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
11. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 2(ban2)
12. lugal-pa-e3
13. 2(disz) gesz 1(barig)
14. 1(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
15. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 3(ban2)
16. lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
17. 1(disz) gesz 1(barig)
18. 2(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
19. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 2(ban2)
20. ka-ku3
21. 1(disz) gesz 1(barig) 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
22. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
23. lu2-{d}szara2
24. 5(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 2(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
25. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
26. lugal-a2-zi-da
27. 1(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}suen
28. 2(disz) gesz 1(barig) igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
29. [x-(x)]-du
30. [1(disz)? gesz] 3(ban2)
31. [1(disz) gesz 1(ban2)? igi] 5(disz)-gal2-bi [...] 8(disz) sila3
32. [...]-na
33. [...] gesz 3(ban2)
34. [...] gesz# 2(ban2)
35. [x x x igi-5(disz)-gal2]-bi# 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
36. x-ni
37. [1(disz)?] gesz 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}isztaran apin#-la2 sza3 |KI.AN|{ki}
left
1. [mu {d}]amar#-{d}suen lugal

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 100.0 high × 60.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 50

    [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), relativo a palme da dattero e loro prodotto dei campi in Ki'an.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104789
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0053

  • 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 13:19:51 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
2018-03-23 at 19:15:05 CDLI 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 08:32:38 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, 50 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202356.
Nisaba 11, 50 artifact entry (No. P202356). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202356 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 50 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202356 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202356},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202356},
}


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TI  - Nisaba 11, 50 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 50 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202356.
Nisaba 11, 50 artifact entry (No. P202356). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202356 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 50 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202356 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202356},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202356},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202356
LB  - CDLI:P202356
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 50 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202356
ER  -
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