Nisaba 24, 02 (P208567)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 104783

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz babbar2
2. ka ha-ba-zi-in ba-ra-kesz2
3. 5(disz) kusz babbar ka dug ba-ra-kesz2
4. 2(disz) kusz babbar ka dug gal sig ba-ra-kesz2
5. 1(disz) kusz u2-hab2! ka dug nig2 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun ba-ra-kesz2
6. e2-gal de6-a
7. giri3 sze-er-ha-an
8. 1(disz) kusz u2-hab2! ka dug a-ra-ab i3-nun ba-ra-kesz2
9. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
10. 1(disz) kusz u2-hab2! ka dug a-ra-ab i3-nun ba-ra-kesz2
11. a-ra2 <2(disz@t)>-kam e2-gal-sze3 de6-a
12. giri3 sze-er-ha-an
13. 1(disz) kusz babbar2 {uruda}har ka dug
14. ka ba-an-gar ezem-mah-sze3
reverse
1. a-ra2 3(disz@t)-kam
2. giri3 sze-er-ha-an
3. 4(u) 3(disz) dug kusz hi-a dug kur-ra
4. ku-du3-ni e2-gal-sze3 de6-a x
5. a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam ba-ni!-kesz2
6. 1(disz) kusz e-sir2 e2-ba-an
7. lu2 ab-e3
8. 5(disz) {kusz}ummu3 e2-gal-sze3
9. musz ba-an-tu-ru-ud
10. giri3 {d}nanna-dalla
  blank space
  seal impression
11. ki a-kal-la-ta
12. kiszib3 lugal-ezem
13. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi
seal 1
1. lugal-ezem dub-sar
2. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e
3. szabra

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000207 (composite) (P430305) S000207 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.32.00.00, Šulgi.47.09.00 (us2 year)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P208567

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 104783
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0047

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057444
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104783
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0706-47

References

  • primary: NATU 4 = Nisaba 24, 2

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:45:55 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:59:02 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-07-26 at 14:18:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-29 at 14:38:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 24, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208567.
Nisaba 24, 02 artifact entry (No. P208567). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208567 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 24, 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208567 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 24, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208567},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 24, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208567.
Nisaba 24, 02 artifact entry (No. P208567). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208567 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 24, 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208567 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 24, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208567},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208567},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P208567
LB  - CDLI:P208567
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Nisaba 24, 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P208567
ER  -
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