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Nisaba 06, 35 (P209124)

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 105333

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

148.0 mm × 128.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 1(u) 1(disz) 5/6(disz)
3. 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
4. a2#-bi# u4 2(gesz2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz)
5. 1(gesz'u) [x] sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u)# 2(disz) sar-ta
6. [a2-bi u4 x] 2(u) 1/2(disz)
7. [x sar {u2}]kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
8. [a2-bi u4 x] 5(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz)
9. [x] 4(u) sar [{u2}kiszi17 ku5-a x] 2(u) sar-ta
10. [a2-bi] u4 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz)
11. [x] 1(gesz2) 1(u) sar gi [zex(SIG7)-a x] 1(u) sar-ta
12. [a2-bi] u4 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) [x]
13. [x] 2(gesz2) 5(disz) sar gi zex(SIG7)#-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
14. [a2]-bi u4 3(gesz2) 8(disz) 1/3(disz)
15. [x] 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) [...] 2(u) sar-ta
  rest broken
column 2
1. gi kesz2-ra2
  blank space
2. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta
3. 4(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 3(disz)
5. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 2(u) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 5(disz)
7. 3(gesz2) 3(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 1(u) 4(disz)
9. 4(gesz2) 2(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
10. a2-bi u4 1(u) 3(disz)
11. 3(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 3(u) sar-ta
12. a2-bi u4 6(disz)
13. 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. gi kesz2-ra2
  blank space
  rest broken
column 3
1. 5(u) x-[...]
2. a2-[bi u4 x]
3. 2(gesz'u) [x sar] gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) [x sar-ta]
4. a2-bi u4 [x]
5. 2(gesz2) sar {u2}[kiszi17 ku5-a] 2(u) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 6(disz)
7. 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 4(u) 1(disz)
9. 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. gi kesz2-ra2
  blank space
11. a2 sza3 sahar-ra
12. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a [x] 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta#
13. a2-bi u4 [x]
14. a2 geme2# [...]
15. 1(gesz2) 2(u) [x]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 2(u) [x sar-ta]
2'. a2-bi u4 1(disz) [...]
3'. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar {u2}[kiszi17] ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
4'. a2-bi u4 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
5'. 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 2(u) sar-ta
6'. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
7'. 3(gesz2) 3(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 3(u) sar-ta
8'. a2-bi u4 7(disz)
9'. 2(gesz'u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
10'. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u)
11'. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
12'. a2-bi u4 5(u) 5(disz)
13'. 6(gesz2) sar u2 hirinx(KWU318)?-[na ...] 2(u) sar-ta
14'. a2-bi u4 1(u) 8(disz) [x]
15'. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
16'. ab-sin2-ta# [la-ag] ri-ri#-[ga]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [... 1(u) 2(disz) x sar]-ta
2'. a2-bi u4 4(u) 1(disz)
3'. 2(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
4'. a2-bi u4 6(disz)
5'. 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6'. ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga
7'. a2 sza3-gu4-ka
8'. a-sza3 muru13
9'. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
10'. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(disz)
11'. 7(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
12'. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
13'. 3(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 2(u) sar-ta
14'. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz)
15'. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta
16'. a-sza3 i7 lugal
  blank space
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [a-sza3]-ge kin ak
2'. [nu]-banda3#-gu4 lu2-dingir-ra
3'. kiszib3# e2-gal-e-si
  blank space
  seal impression
4'. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
seal 1
1. e2-gal-e-si
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}szara2
4. sa12-du5-ka

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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): 148.0 high × 128.0 wide × 37.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: NATU 1 = Nisaba 6, 35

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 105333
  • Accession No.: 1914-03-16, 0165 ?

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-08-04 at 15:46:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:33:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:48 CDLI Atf CDLI 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

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

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002250 (composite) (P454960) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.07.00.00, Šū-Suen.07.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 06, 35 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209124.
Nisaba 06, 35 artifact entry (No. P209124). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209124 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 06, 35 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209124 (Accessed: April 26, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 06, 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209124},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209124},
}


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