Nisaba 11, 54 (P208665)

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 104794

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

91.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 al 5(disz) sar-ta
2. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz al 6(disz) sar-ta
3. 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) sar-ta
4. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 4(u) sar-ta
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 2(u) sar-ta
7. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 3(u) sar-ta
8. 2(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz gi ku5-a 1(u) sar-ta
9. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz gi ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
reverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz gi zex(SIG7)-a 3(u) sar-ta
2. 3(u) gurusz ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga 1(disz) sar-ta
3. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 5(u) 5(disz) sila3-ta
4. a-sza3 amar-{gesz}kiszi17
5. ugula ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 kiszib3 da-a-gi
6. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. da-a-gi
2. dub-sar
3. ($ blank space $)

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 002085 (composite) (P454795) S002085 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P208665

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 91.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 22.0 mm
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 104794
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0058

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057453
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104794
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0706-58

References

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 54

    [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.

    Tavoletta sigillata da Da'agi con bilancio di operai impiegati per diversi lavori agricoli nel campo amar-{gisz}kiszig2, sotto la direzione (ugula) di Urenlilla.

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
2019-10-27 at 12:36:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-06-12 at 16:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:38:48 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 11, 54 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208665.
Nisaba 11, 54 artifact entry (No. P208665). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208665 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 54 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208665 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208665},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208665},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 11, 54 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208665.
Nisaba 11, 54 artifact entry (No. P208665). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208665 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 54 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208665 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208665},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208665},
}


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PY  - 2023
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TI  - Nisaba 11, 54 artifact entry
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