Nisaba 06, 01 (P209259)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 106076

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

121.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a
2. 2(gesz2) 5(disz) amar ga
3. 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
4. szuku unu3
5. 3(iku) ug3 ur-{d}szakkan
6. 3(iku) ur-e2-an-na
7. 3(iku) lugal-i3-sa6
8. 3(iku) ug3 szu-ma-ma
9. 3(iku) {d}szara2-i3-sa6
10. 3(iku) ug3 szu-ku-bu-um
11. 3(iku) ug3 HI lu2-ma-ri
12. 3(iku) ug3 u2-na-ab-sze-en6
13. 3(iku) ug3 du6-u2-du6
14. 3(iku) ur2-ra-am-sze-er
15. 3(iku) ug3 ki-tu
16. 3(iku) ug3 lugal-dub-la2
17. 3(iku) {d}szul-gi-u2-nam-ti
18. 3(iku) ur-{d}ba-ba6
column 2
1. gab2-ra-me
blank space
2. lu2-{d}szara2 unu3 i3-dab5
3. 1(gesz2) 4(u) ab2 gu4 hi-a
4. 2(u) 5(disz) amar ga
5. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 szuku unu3
6. 3(iku) ug3 bar-bar
7. 3(iku) ug3 a-gu
8. gab2-ra-me
blank space
9. lu2-{d}szara2 unu3
10. dumu ur-{d}nanna i3-dab5
11. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a
12. 3(u) 3(disz) amar ga
13. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 szuku unu3
14. 3(iku) ur-{gesz}gigir
15. 3(iku) lu2-{d}nin-sun2
16. gab2-ra-me
blank space
17. szesz-kal-la unu3 i3-dab5
18. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a
19. 1(u) 5(disz) amar ga
20. 1(bur3) GAN2 szuku unu3
reverse
column 1
1. 3(iku) ur-{d}isztaran
2. 3(iku) ug3 {d}dumu-zi-bad3
3. gab2-ra-me
blank space
4. lugal-ma2-gur8-re i3-dab5
5. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a
6. 2(u) 1(disz) amar ga
7. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) [2(iku) GAN2 szuku] unu3
8. 3(iku) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
9. 3(iku) igi-sa6-sa6
10. 3(iku) ug3 {d}szul-gi-zi-mu
11. gab2-ra-me
blank space
12. in-za-mu unu3 i3-dab5
13. 2(u) 7(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a
14. 5(disz) amar ga
15. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 szuku unu3
16. 3(iku) ug3 i3-li2-bi-la-ni gab2-ra
blank space
17. lu2-dingir-ra unu3 i3-dab5
18. 4(u) 4(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a
19. 3(disz) amar ga
column 2
1. 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku)? GAN2 szuku unu3
2. 3(iku) {d}szara2-ku3-zu gab2-ra
blank space
3. ab-ba-gi-na unu3 i3-dab5
4. 5(gesz2) udu hi-a
5. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 szuku na-gada
6. 3(iku) ama-ni-ba-sa6 gab2-us2
7. 6(bur3) 3(iku)
after erased sign
8. ur-kalam na-gada i3-dab5
blank space
9. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) ab2 gu4 hi-a
10. szunigin 3(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) amar ga
11. a-sza3 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 szuku unu3
12. szunigin 5(disz) udu hi-a
13. a-sza3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 DISZ! szuku na-gada
14. szunigin 1(u) gurusz tab-ba 3(iku)-ta
15. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz ug3-IL2 3(iku)-ta!
16. a-sza3 4(bur3) 1(esze3)
(drafts: 20 1 20 1 10)
left
1. gab2-us2 gab2-ra-me
2. szunigin a-sza3-bi 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/4(iku)? GAN2
3. szuku dab5-ba sipa unu3 ma-da umma{ki}-ke4-ne
4. ugula na-ra-am-i3-li2

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
Measurements (mm): 121.0 high × 72.0 wide × 25.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: NATU 1 = Nisaba 6, 1

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 106076
Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 0908

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:37:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:34:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:43:58	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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 (057998) (057998)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.106076) (BM.106076)
British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-908) (W_1913-0416-908)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 06, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209259.

Nisaba 06, 01 artifact entry (No. P209259). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209259 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 06, 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209259 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).

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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209259},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 06, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209259.

Nisaba 06, 01 artifact entry (No. P209259). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209259 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 06, 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209259 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 06, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209259},
}

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