Nisaba 06, 03 (P208776)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) gu2 gi ur-nigar{gar} kuruszda
2. 2(u) ab-ba-gi-na dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re
3. 3(u) usz-mu
4. 3(u) lu2-du10-ga dumu he2-ma-gub
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sza13-dub-ba
6. 2(u) ur-ge6-par4
7. 1(gesz2) ARAD2
8. 1(gesz2) dumu ur-e2-nun
9. 3(u) ad-da 3(u) u3-ma-ni
10. 3(u) lu2-gi-na
11. 5(gesz2) lu2-kal-la x
12. 3(u) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
13. 3(u) lu2-dingir-ra simug
14. 1(gesz2) lu2-mun!
15. 2(u) lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu ur-ku3
16. 3(u) lu2-he2-gal2
17. 3(u) lu2-giri17-zal
18. 1(gesz2) dingir-ra
19. 2(u) da-a-gi4
20. 1(gesz2) da-da-ga
21. 3(u) lugal-iti-da dumu giri3-ni
22. 3(u) bi2-du11-ga
23. 3(u) lu2-tur-tur
24. 7(gesz2) 3(u) lu2 lunga
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column 2
1. 3(u) lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)?
2. 3(u) gur4-sa3-an
3. 3(u) igi-gun3
4. 1(gesz2) 3(u) i3-kal-la
5. 3(u) lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
6. 5(gesz2) kas4
7. 4(u) ur-{d}nin-tu
8. 1(gesz2) {d}szara2-za-me
9. 1(gesz2) lu2-bala-saga
10. 1(gesz2) lugal-e2-mah-e
11. 1(gesz2) ur-{d}suen
12. 3(u) lugal-nig2-lagar-e ad-kup4
13. 3(u) lugal-gu4-e
14. 3(u) ur-dun dumu# [...]
15. 2(u) ur?-e2-masz
16. 2(u) ur-dingir-ra
17. 2(u) {d}szara2-kam dumu lugal-{gesz}kiri6
18. 3(u) lu2-{d}inanna szabra#
19. 1(gesz2) 2(u) gu-za-la2
20. 1(gesz2) szesz-kal-la dumu a-[...]
21. 1(gesz2) da-da agar4-[nigin2]
22. 3(u) a-gu x
23. 3(u) ur-{d}a-[szar2]
24. 3(u) da-du-[mu]
25. 3(u) lugal-nig2-lagar-e szesz-[tab-ba]
26. 3(u) [ur]-mes
27. [...]
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reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] szesz-[kal-la ...]
2'. 3(u) lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)#?
3'. 3(u) i7-pa-[e3]
4'. 3(u) lugal-e2-mah-e
5'. 3(u) lugal-nesag-[e]
6'. 3(u) da-da [...]
7'. 3(u) ur-[...]
8'. 3(u) ba-[saga]
9'. 3(u) ur-{gesz}gigir [...]
10'. 3(u) lugal-ku3-zu#
11'. 3(u) ur-{d}en-lil2-[la2]
12'. 3(u) ab-ba-gi-na#
13'. 3(u) ku3-ga-ni
14'. [x] ur-[dub]-la2
15'. 2(u) nig2-u2-rum [x]
16'. 2(u) gu-u2-gu-a
17'. 2(u) szesz-kal-la dumu tir-gu
18'. 3(u) szesz-kal-la dumu da-da
19'. 1(gesz2) ur-e11-e
20'. 6(gesz2) a-kal-la
21'. 1(gesz2) a-ab-ba
22'. 2(gesz2) e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra
23'. 1(gesz2) e2 {d}nun-gal
24'. 2(gesz2) e2 e11-e
25'. 4(u) e2 {d}da-lagasz{ki}
26'. 1(u) 5(disz) gudu4 {d}nin-nag-su{ki}
27'. 1(gesz2) gudu4 {d}gu-la
28'. 2(u) gudu4 {d}nin-hur-sag-gu-la
column 2
1. 3(u) [gudu4 {d}x]
2. 1(gesz2) gudu4 {d}nansze
3. 1(gesz2) gudu4 {d}en-ki
4. 3(u) a-kal-le maszkim
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) giri17-dab5
6. 3(u) ur-{d}suen nar
7. 2(u) nar-nar
8. 3(u) lu2-{d}nin-szubur agrig bar gur-ra
9. 2(u) 5(asz) gudu4 {d}szara2 umma{ki}
10. 7(gesz2) 3(u) gudu4 {d}szara2 |KI.AN|{ki}
11. 3(u) lugal-mu-ma-an-ag2
12. 3(u) a-gu
13. 3(u) lu2-saga
14. 1(gesz2) [...]
15. 3(u) lugal-x-x-x
16. 3(u) {d}szara2-a-zi
17. 3(u) ur-saga
18. 1(gesz2) lu2-kisal
19. 2(u) ukken-ne2
20. 3(u) szesz-kal-la dumu na-silim
21. 3(u) an-na-hi-li-bi
22. 3(u) a-lu5-lu5
23. 3(u) lugal-a2-zi-da
24. 3(u) {d}szara2-kam dumu na-u2-a
25. 2(u) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
26. 2(u) ur-am3-ma dumu na-silim
27. 3(u) ur-{d}szara2 dumu szesz-kal-la
28. 3(u) lugal-he2-gal2
29. 2(gesz2) 3(u) nar-nita2 a-u2-a
30. 6(gesz2) ur-{d}suen szu-ku6
31. 2(u) a-du dumu lu2-du10-ga
32. 2(u) na-ba-sa2
33. 2(u) szesz-kal-la dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re
left
column 1
1. 2(u) i3-du8 e2-masz
2. 2(u) ur-nin i3-ra2-ra2
3. 1(u) 5(disz) ur-{d}nisaba guru7
column 2
1. 2(u) ur-{d}utu muszen-du3
2. 2(u) inim-{d}dumu#-[zi]
3. 3(u) musz-lah5
column 3
1. 2(u) ur-lugal dumu da#-[a]-gi4
2. 3(u) ur-{d}en-ki ku6-da tusz
3. 2(u) ur-{gesz}gigir szu-i
column 4
1. 2(u) ku3-{d}szara2
2. 2(u) nig2-lagar-e
3. 1(gesz2) gala-mah
column 5
1. szunigin 2(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) gu2 gi
column 6
1. gi zex(SIG7) en-du8-du
2. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (1913 4-16 895 4 col.. Total of reed cut in the field en-du8-du; mu Huhnuri§)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.07.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P208776
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P208776

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	148.0 mm × 94.0 mm × 29.0 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 106063
Accession Number	1913-04-16, 0895

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	057988
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.106063
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1913-0416-895

References

primary: NATU 1 = Nisaba 6, 3

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2022-02-01 at 15:17:00	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2013-03-09 at 08:36:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:36:41	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:31:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-27 at 15:51:59	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:40:20	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 06, 03 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208776.

Nisaba 06, 03 artifact entry (No. P208776). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208776 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 06, 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208776 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 06, 03 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208776.

Nisaba 06, 03 artifact entry (No. P208776). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208776 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 06, 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208776 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 06, 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208776},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/9/
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