Nisaba 11, 57 (P208964)

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 104799

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

99.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) tug2 usz-bar ge6
2. 1(u) 6(disz) tug2 mug muru13
3. 3(disz) tug2 u2 kal
4. 4(disz) tug2 mug tur
5. ($ blank space $) 4(u) 3(disz)
6. ki lugal-ur2-ra-ni-ta
7. 6(disz) tug2 usz-bar ki ur-ki-i3-li2
8. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) tug2 usz-bar-ge6
9. 1(u) 3(disz) tug2 u2 muru13 ki a-szi-an x
10. 2(disz) tug2 usz-bar tug2 le-um-ma
11. 1(u) 1(disz) tug2 mug muru13
12. ($ blank space $) 5(u) 1(disz)
13. ki usz-mu#-ta
14. 5(disz) tug2 usz-bar ki ur-ki-i3-li2
15. 1(u) 7(disz) tug2 usz-bar-ge6
16. 7(disz)# 1/2(disz) tug2 mug muru13
17. 4(disz) tug2 mug tur
18. 1(disz) tug2 u2 muru13 ki ur-ge6-par4
19. 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 u2 muru13 ki a-szi-an
reverse
1. 1(disz) tug2 u2 kal ur-sila-luh ARAD2 lugal-ezem
2. 2(disz) tug2 usz-bar inim-du10
3. 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar-ge6 sza3-nin-ga2
4. ($ blank space $) 4(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
5. ki ur-{gesz}gigir-ta
6. tug2-ba-sze3
7. ki lu2 azlag2-ke4-ne-ta
8. gaba-ri kiszib3 i3-kal-la
9. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (gaba-ri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P208964

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 99.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 21.0 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 104799
Accession Number 1912-07-06, 0063

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057457
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104799
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0706-63

References

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 57

    [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.

    Copia di una tavoletta di Ikalla con lista di tessuti consegnati dai follatori (ki {lu2}azlag2-ke4-ne-ta) destinati alle distribuzioni di tessili (tug2-ba-sze3) ai lavoratori.

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
2015-06-24 at 11:57:47 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:48 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:39:11 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, 57 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208964.
Nisaba 11, 57 artifact entry (No. P208964). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208964 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 57 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208964 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208964},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 11, 57 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208964.
Nisaba 11, 57 artifact entry (No. P208964). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208964 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 57 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208964 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208964},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208964},
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