Nisaba 11, 43 (P208560)

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 104779

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

109.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 8(disz) kusz u8 1(u) 3(disz)
2. 1(gesz2) x kusz udu-nita2
3. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) ad6?
4. ur-{gesz}gigir na-gada
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) kusz u8 1(u)
6. 3(u) 2(disz) kusz udu-nita2 7(disz)
7. 2(u) ad6?
8. he2?-sa6-ge na-gada
9. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) kusz u8
10. 6(disz) kusz x udu-nita2
11. ($ blank space $) ad6?
12. da-a na-gada
13. 1(gesz2) n 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) kusz u8 1(u) 7(disz)
14. 5(u) la2 1(disz@t) kusz udu-nita2
15. 6(disz) ad6?
16. sza3-ku3-ge na-gada
17. 2(u) 4(disz) kusz u8 4(disz)
18. 6(disz) kusz udu-nita2
19. 4(u) 6(disz) x kusz udu ad6? x
20. u3-ma-ni na-gada
21. 4(u) 1(disz) kusz u8 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)
22. 2(disz) kusz udu-nita2
23. 2(u) ad6?
24. la-a-mu na-gada
25. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) <kusz> u8 3(disz)
reverse
1. 8(disz) <kusz> udu-nita2
2. 2(u) ad6?
3. nig2-ul-pa-e3 na-gada
4. mu e2 puzur4-da-gan
5. 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) kusz sila4 gub
6. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) udu-nita2
7. ri-ri-ga zi-zi-dam
8. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) kusz udu
9. sza3-ku3-ge na-gada
10. 3(u) la2 2(disz@t)
11. 3(u) 4(disz)
left
1. 1(u) 6(disz)
2. mu bad3 ba-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 109.0 high × 49.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 43

    [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.

    Computo di pelli e carcasse di ovini da parte di vari pastori. Cf. 28.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104779
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0043

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.37.00.00, Šulgi.39.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.37.00.00 to Šulgi.39.00.00

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 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:43:07 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:38:34 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, 43 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208560.
Nisaba 11, 43 artifact entry (No. P208560). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208560 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 43 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208560 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208560},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 43 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208560.
Nisaba 11, 43 artifact entry (No. P208560). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208560 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 43 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208560 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208560},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P208560
LB  - CDLI:P208560
M1  - 2025/12/5/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 43 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P208560
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