Nisaba 11, 30 (P208679)

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 104765

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

100.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 30.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(disz) ab2-mah2
2. 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
3. 2(disz) gu4-gesz
4. 1(disz) gu4 ga
5. ur-mes engar
6. 3(disz) ab2-mah2
7. 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
8. 5(disz) gu4-gesz
9. 1(disz) gu4 ga
10. lugal-szu-nir-e engar
11. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
12. 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
13. 3(disz) gu4-gesz
14. 1(disz) gu4 ga
15. ur-{d}szara2 dumu u3-ma-ni
16. 9(disz) gu4-gesz
17. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
18. ur-li engar
19. szunigin 3(u) 6(disz) gu4 hi-a
20. nu-banda3-gu4 da-a-ga
21. 1(u) 5(disz)# gu4-gesz
column 2
1. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
2. 1(disz) ab2 ga
3. a-kal-la engar
4. 5(disz) gu4-gesz
5. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
6. ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab engar
7. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
8. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
9. da-da engar
10. 2(disz) eme6-mah2
11. 2(disz) dur3-gesz
12. lu2#-saga engar
13. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) gu4 hi-a
14. nu-banda3#-gu4 lugal-{d}isztaran
15. 6(disz) gu4-gesz
16. ur-nigar{gar} engar
17. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
18. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
19. la-gi engar
20. 4(disz) ab2-mah2
21. igi-zi engar#
reverse
column 1
1. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gu4 hi-a
2. nu-banda3-gu4 inim-{d}inanna
3. 5(disz) gu4-gesz
4. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
5. giri3-ni? engar
  edition has ne3
6. 2(disz) eme6-mah2
7. 4(disz) dur3 ab-ba-mu engar
8. 4(disz) gu4#-gesz
9. lu2-{d#}nin-szubur engar
10. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
11. 3(disz) gu4-gesz
12. du11-ga engar
13. szunigin 2(u) 1(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a
14. nu-banda3 lugal-ku3-ga-ni
15. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
16. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
17. ur-{gesz}gigir engar
18. 5(disz) gu4-gesz
19. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
20. 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
21. ARAD2-hul3-la engar
22. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
column 2
1. 5(disz) gu4-gesz
2. ur-li engar
3. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
4. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
5. lugal-sa6-ga engar
6. 2(disz) eme6-mah2
7. 1(disz)# dur3-gesz
8. igi-sa6-sa6 engar
9. 2(disz) eme6-mah2
10. 3(disz) dur3-gesz
11. 1(disz) dur3 mu 1(disz)
12. a-lu5-lu5 engar
13. szunigin 3(u) 8(disz) gu4 ansze hi-a
14. nu-banda3 a-gu-gu
15. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) gu4-gesz hi-a
16. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) ansze-gesz hi-a
17. ri-ri-ga sza3 a-pi4-sal4{ki}
18. giri3 ur-e11-e
19. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

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): 100.0 high × 68.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 30

    [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 ovini e asini deceduti in Apisal (ri-ri-ga sza3 A-pi4sal4{ki} Responsabile (gir3) e Ure'e.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104765
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0029

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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 09:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:38:50 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, 30 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208679.
Nisaba 11, 30 artifact entry (No. P208679). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208679 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 30 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208679 (Accessed: June 14, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208679},
}


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