Nisaba 24, 17 (P209093)

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 106073

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-sig17 husz-a
2. 1(disz) ma-na har ku3-babbar
3. 1(disz) gu4 u2
4. 3(disz) udu u2
5. 2(disz) sila4
6. 5(disz) masz2
7. 2(u) {gi}kaskal ku6 1(barig)-ta
8. 3(u) ku6 sag kesz2-ra2
9. 2(disz) zu2-lum gur
10. 1(disz) {gesz}urumx(|UR2x(A.HA)|)
finger-nail marks after 1(disz)
11. masz2-da-re6-a ensi2-ka
finger-nail marks after masz2
12. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-sig17 husz-a
13. 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
14. 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
15. 1(disz) tug2 bar-si 3(disz)-kam us2
16. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
17. 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du
column 2
1. 3(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
2. 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
3. 3(disz) udu niga al-sze6-ga2
4. 2(disz) szah2 niga al-sze6-ga2
5. 2(disz) szah2-tur niga al-sze6-ga2
6. 1(disz) sila4 gaba
7. 2(ban2) ninda zi3-ba-ba saga
8. 4(ban2) ninda zi3 gu2-nida
9. 3(ban2) ninda zi3 gazx(KUM) saga
10. 1(barig) ninda zi-gu saga
11. 1(barig) ninda zi-gu du
12. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ninda gesz-asz gur
13. 2(barig) kasz saga
14. 2(asz) 3(barig) kasz du gur
15. 4(disz) sila3 ar-za-na nig2-ar3-ra saga
16. 2(disz) sila3 gu2-gal ar3-ra
17. 2(disz) sila3 gu2-tur us2-sa
18. 2(disz) sila3 szim saga gazx(KUM)
19. 1(disz) sila3 dabin sa
20. 1(disz) sila3 sze-lu2-gum
21. 1(disz) sila3 gazi gazx(KUM)
22. 1(u) gin2 {u2}gamun2 gazx(KUM)
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) [sila3] szum2-sikil
2. masz2-da-re6-a nin9-hi-li2-a
3. [u4] 4(disz)-kam
4. [...] gu2-nida
5. [...] gazx(KUM) saga
6. [... zi3]-gu saga
7. 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) ninda [...] gur
8. 1(barig) kasz# saga
9. 1(asz) 4(barig) kasz du gur
10. 1(disz) udu niga al#-sze6-ga2
11. 1(disz) szah2# [niga al-sze6]-ga2
12. 1(disz) szah2-tur# [niga al]-sze6#-ga2
13. 2(disz) sila3 ar-za-[na nig2-ar3]-ra saga
14. 1(disz) sila3 gu2-gal ar3
15. 1(disz) sila3 gu2-tur us2-sa
16. 1(disz) sila3 szim saga gazx(KUM)
17. 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin sa
18. 1/2(disz) sila3 sze-lu2-gum
19. 1/3(disz) sila3 gazi gazx(KUM)
20. 5(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2 gazx(KUM)
21. 2/3(disz) sila3 szum2-sikil
22. u4 2(disz)-kam
column 2
1. 5(ban2) ninda zi gu2-nida
2. 3(ban2) ninda zi-gu# [saga]
3. 4(barig) ninda saga
4. 1(barig) kasz saga
5. 4(barig) [kasz] du
6. 1(disz) udu niga# [al-sze6-ga2]
7. 1(disz) szah2 niga [al-sze6]-ga2
8. u4 3(disz)-kam
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9. igi-kar2 zabala3{ki}-sze3 gen-na
10. iti min3!-esz3!
11. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: NATU 4 = Nisaba 24, 17

[al-Rawi2009NATU4] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, Franco d’Agostino, and Jonathan Taylor. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part Four (NATU IV). Nisaba 24. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 106073
Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 0905

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.07.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2012-06-29 at 14:38:35	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057996) (057996)
The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-905) (W_1913-0416-905)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20100103 englund: al-sze6-ga2 to udu, szah2

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 24, 17 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209093.

Nisaba 24, 17 artifact entry (No. P209093). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209093 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 24, 17 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209093 (Accessed: January 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 24, 17 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209093.

Nisaba 24, 17 artifact entry (No. P209093). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209093 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 24, 17 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209093 (Accessed: January 11, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209093},
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