Nisaba 11, 01 (P208908)

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 104505

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

66.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) iti sze-sag11-ku5
2. 2(disz) iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
3. 4(disz) iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
4. 2(disz) iti nesag
5. 2(disz) iti dal
6. 2(disz) iti szu-numun
7. 2(disz) iti min-esz3
8. 1(disz) iti e2-iti-6(disz)
9. 2(disz) iti {d}li9-si4
10. 2(disz) iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3-nun du10-ga-ta
3. kasz saga-bi 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
4. i3-nun du10-ga-bi 1(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2
5. i3-bi lu2 masz2-da-re6-a-ke4-ne
6. iti 1(u)-kam giri3 sza3-ku3-ge
7. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
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8. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-sze3
9. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 66.0 high × 45.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 1

    [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 degli uomini maszdarea per ciascun mese, dal mese I al mese X di AS 8, e totale di birra di buona qualitˆ e ghee dolce (i3 nun du10-ga) loro spettante. Latore dei beni (gir3) e sza3-ku3-ge.

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  • Museum No.: BM 104505
  • Accession No.: 1912-05-11, 0020

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.01.00, Amar-Suen.08.02.00, Amar-Suen.08.03.00, Amar-Suen.08.04.00, Amar-Suen.08.05.00, Amar-Suen.08.06.00, Amar-Suen.08.07.00, Amar-Suen.08.08.00, Amar-Suen.08.09.00, Amar-Suen.08.10.00
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  • Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.08.01.00 to Amar-Suen.08.10.00

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
2016-01-15 at 11:25:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:39:06 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, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208908.
Nisaba 11, 01 artifact entry (No. P208908). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208908 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208908 (Accessed: September 5, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208908},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208908},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208908.
Nisaba 11, 01 artifact entry (No. P208908). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208908 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208908 (Accessed: September 5, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208908},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208908},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P208908
LB  - CDLI:P208908
M1  - 2025/9/5/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P208908
ER  -
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