Nisaba 11, 45 (P209136)

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 104781

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

100.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) sa gi
2. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa {gesz}ma-nu
3. 1(gesz'u) sa {gesz}asal2
4. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 {u2}kiszi17
5. e2 uz-tur-ga
6. u3 e2 ninda gesz-asz-sze3
7. giri3 dingir-bu3-zi
8. 5(gesz2) sa gi
9. 2(gesz2) sa {gesz}asal2
10. 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 {u2}kiszi17
11. e2-muhaldim ninda saga-sze3#
12. giri3 lugal-nesag-e
13. 6(gesz2) sa gi
14. 3(gesz2) sa {gesz}asal2
15. 1(gesz2) sa {gesz}ma-nu
16. szah2 ba-ra-sze6
17. giri3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
18. 5(gesz2) 2(u) sa gi
19. 2(gesz2) sa {gesz}ma-nu
20. ta2-ak-zi-um-sze3
21. giri3 na-silim
22. 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 {u2}kiszi17
23. ma-sar-bi u3 kasz du-du ba-szum2?
24. giri3 gu3-de2-a muhaldim
reverse
1. 5(gesz2) sa gi
2. 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
3. e2 lunga-sze3
4. giri3 lu2-kal-la
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi
6. 1(u) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
7. ma-sar-sze3
8. giri3 ur-{gesz}gigir
9. 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sa gi
10. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa {gesz}ma-nu
11. gu4 udu ba-ra-sze6
12. 7(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi
13. 2(u) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
14. sza3 e2 uz-tur-ga-sze3
15. giri3 ur-{d}suen
16. 7(gesz2) sa gi
17. e2-muhaldim-sze3 du3-a
18. giri3 lugal-inim-gi-na
19. szunigin 1(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi
20. szunigin 5(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) sa {gesz}ma-nu
21. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sa {gesz}asal2
22. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) sa {u2}kiszi17
23. zi-ga kasz-de2-a lugal
24. sza3 e2 ur-sukkal
25. iti {d}li9-si4
26. mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3

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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): 100.0 high × 47.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 45

    [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 delle uscite di fasci di canne e altri tipi di legname per la cerimonia della libagione di birra del re (ka_ d_-a lugal) nella casa di Ursukkal.

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  • Museum No.: BM 104781
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0045

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.09.00 (us2 year)
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  • 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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:39:14 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, 45 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209136.
Nisaba 11, 45 artifact entry (No. P209136). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209136 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 45 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209136 (Accessed: June 6, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 45 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209136},
}


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