Nisaba 11, 40 (P209230)

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 104775

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

110.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) sze gur e2 gi-na
2. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur e2 lugal-saga szu-ku6-ta
3. 4(asz) sze gur 1(asz) munu4 gur
4. 2(barig) SZIM
5. ki ur-{d}asznan lunga-ta
6. 2(asz) sze gur mu bi2-da-sze3
7. {d}szara2-za-me ugula kikken szu ba-ti
8. 1(disz) ma2 3(u) gur ba-ra-an-sa10
9. 4(ban2) esir2 E2-A
10. 1(ban2) i3-ku6 mar-sa-ta
11. 2(u) ur2 {gesz}mi-ri2-za
12. 1(u) ur2 {gesz}eme-sig
13. ma2 ensi2-ka-ta gar-a
14. 1(disz) ma2 1(u) gur ma2 la2-ia3 su-ga lugal-gaba
15. lugal-gaba ba-an-du11
16. esir2-bi mar-sa ba-an-ku4?
17. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur mar-sa-ta
18. ur-ge6-par4 szesz-a-ni szu ba-ti
19. 6(asz) sze gur a2 ma2 hun-ga2 sag-bi gid2-da
20. babila!-ma{ki}
21. giri3 lu2-{d}suen
22. 3(asz) 1(barig) sze gur a2 ma2 ik-s,ur2
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1. ki ensi2 babila!-ma{ki}-ta
2. 2(u) la2 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
3. ur-{d}da-mu lu2 nibru{ki}
4. 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki-gi
5. 1(disz) ma2 2(u) gur ma2 e2-gal-la
6. iri-sa12-rig7{ki} gi# a#? x x
7. a2-bi e2-gal-ta ba-ra-a-de6
8. iti 2(disz) u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3!
9. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(barig) sze gur
10. szunigin 1(asz) munu4 gur
11. szunigin 2(barig) SZIM du
12. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki-gi
13. szunigin 1(ban2) i3-ku6
14. szunigin 4(ban2) esir2 E2-A
15. szunigin 1(disz) ma2 2(u) gur
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16. im KA szu du8-a
17. lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
18. giri3 gi-na
19. giri3 ur-gesztin-an-na
20. giri3 ka-tar-ni
21. u3 giri3 ik-s,ur2

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 110.0 high × 48.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 40

    [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 di uscite di vari beni classificati come "tavoletta di garanzia" (im KA szu du8-a) di Lugalebansa - quattro persone sono menzionate quali "responsabili": Gina, Ur-Ge_tinanna, Katarni e Iksur.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104775
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0039

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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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
2017-02-15 at 19:32:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:39:45 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, 40 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209230.
Nisaba 11, 40 artifact entry (No. P209230). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209230 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 40 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209230 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209230},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209230},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 11, 40 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209230.
Nisaba 11, 40 artifact entry (No. P209230). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209230 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 40 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209230 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209230},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209230},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209230
LB  - CDLI:P209230
M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - Nisaba 11, 40 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209230
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