Nisaba 06, 05 (P208635)

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 106066

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

147.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 24.0 mm

column 1
1. 1(gesz2) sze gur
2. sza13-dub-ba u3 ugula lu2 azlag2
3. 1(gesz2) gur [da]-da-ga
4. 1(gesz2) gur [...] guru7
5. 1(gesz2) gur kas4#
6. [n gur ...]-ezem
7. [1(gesz2)?] gur# gala-mah
8. 2(gesz2) gur ur-{gesz}gigir
9. 4(u) gur lu2-gi-na
10. 4(u) gur i7-pa-e3
11. 4(u) gur da-du-mu
12. 4(u) gur lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
13. 4(u) gur lugal-e2-mah-e
14. 4(u) gur da-a-gi4 szesz-a-ni
15. 3(u) gur ur-sila-luh
16. 3(u) gur da-da-a
17. 1(gesz2) gur gu-za-la2
18. 1(gesz2) gur lugal-nesag-e
19. 3(u) gur dingir-ra
20. 3(u) gur ur-{d}nin-tu
21. [1(gesz2)] gur# ur-nigar{gar} kuruszda
22. [n gur] ur#-{d}szul-pa-e3 u3# lu2-he2-gal2
23. [n] gur# {d}nin-ur4-ra
24. n gur] ur#-e11-e
25. [n] gur# {d}nansze
26. [n] gur# {d}nun-gal
27. [...] sanga zabala3{ki}
28. sa12-du5
  rest broken
column 2
1. 3(u) gur {d}da-lagasz{ki}
2. 3(u) gur lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
3. 3(u) gur lu2-sa6-i3-zu
4. 1(gesz2) gur lugal-e2-mah-e u3 agar4-nigin2
5. 4(u) gur {d}suen
6. 3(u) gur na-u2-a
7. 1(gesz2) gur bi2-du11-ga
8. ($ blank space $) usz-mu u3 ukken-ne2
9. 2(u) gur ba-sa6
10. 3(u) gur lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu szesz-kal-la
11. 3(u) gur ur-dun u3 agar4-nigin2
12. 1(gesz2) gur lu2-kal-la szusz3
13. 1(gesz2) gur ugula nar-munus
14. 1(gesz2) gur ugula nar-nita2
15. 1(gesz2) gur ugula KWU715
16. 3(u) gur gu3-de2-a u3 ur-e2-nun
  blank space
17. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) sze gur
18. sza3 umma{ki}
19. 1(gesz2) gur a-ab-ba
20. 4(u) gur lugal-gu4-e
21. 4(u) gur ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
22. 4(u) gur lu2-du10-ga
23. 4(u) gur lugal-ukken-ne2
reverse
column 1
1. 4(u) gur lugal-ku3-zu szesz-a-ni
2. 4(u) gur lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
3. 1(gesz2) gur lugal-ku3-zu u3 agar4-nigin2
4. 1(gesz2) gur e2-gal-e-si u3 szar2-ra-ab-du
  blank space
5. szunigin 7(gesz2) gur
6. sza3 gu2-edin-na u3 musz-bi-an-na
7. 3(gesz2) gur ur-e11-e
8. 4(u) gur ur-{d}inanna
9. 4(u) gur [lugal]-ku3-ga-ni
10. 4(u) gur da-a-ga
11. 4(u) gur a-gu-gu
12. 4(u) gur lu2-{d}szara2
13. 3(u) gur ku3-ga-ni
14. 3(u) gur lugal-inim-gi-na
15. 3(u) gur lu2-{d}szara2 dumu iri-bar-re
16. 3(u) gur en-u2-a
17. 3(u) gur szesz-saga
18. 3(u) gur {d}nin-ur4-ra
19. 3(u) gur {d}nin-hi-li-su3
20. 3(u) gur {d}nin-gesz-sza3-ga
21. 3(u) gur {d}nin-zabala3{ki}
22. 3(u) gur {d}szu-zi-an-na
23. 1(gesz2) gur a-tu szusz3
column 2
1. [1(gesz2)] gur# ur-ba-ba6
  blank space
2. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) gur
3. sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
  blank space
4. szunigin 5(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) gur
  blank space
5. sze gu2-na
  some text moved to next line
6. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
  double ruling

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 147.0 high × 73.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: NATU 1 = Nisaba 6, 5

    [al-Rawi2005NATU1] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, and Franco d’Agostino. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part One (NATU I). Nisaba 6. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • history: Vanderroost diss., p. 198 04

    [Vanderroost2013diss] Vanderroost, Nicolas. 2013. “Organisation Administrative Du Bureau de l’agriculture d’Umma à l’époque de La Troisième Dynastie d’Ur.” Phdthesis, Université Libre de Bruxelles .

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 106066
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 0898

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-12 at 09:16:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2020-12-31 at 09:49:08 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2020-12-31 at 08:43:48 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-03-09 at 08:36:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:30:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-08 at 20:17:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:39:09 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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 06, 05 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208635.
Nisaba 06, 05 artifact entry (No. P208635). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208635 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 06, 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208635 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Nisaba 06, 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208635},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208635},
}


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TI  - Nisaba 06, 05 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 06, 05 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208635.
Nisaba 06, 05 artifact entry (No. P208635). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208635 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 06, 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208635 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Nisaba 06, 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208635},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208635},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P208635
LB  - CDLI:P208635
M1  - 2025/9/23/
TI  - Nisaba 06, 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P208635
ER  -
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