Nisaba 06, 23 (P209260)

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 106080

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (1913 4-16 912 4 col.. Delivery of kuå [date])

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

117.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [... kusz] gu4#
2. kiszib3# nigar{gar}-ki-du10
3. [...] kusz {szu}szudul5 gu4
4. mu-kux(DU)
5. la2-ia3 8(disz) sa gu4
6. 8(disz) kun gu4
7. la2-ia3-am3
8. lu2-zabala3{ki} unu3
9. 1(disz) kusz gu4
10. mu-kux(DU)
11. 1(disz) kusz gu4 2(disz) sa gu4
12. kiszib3 ur-e11-e
13. la2-ia3 2(disz) kun gu4
14. lugal-ezem unu3
15. 3(disz) kusz gu4 5(disz) sa gu4
16. kiszib3 nigar{gar}-ki-du10
17. 5(disz) kusz gu4 4(disz) sa gu4
18. 9(disz) kun gu4
19. 2(disz) kusz {szu}szudul5 gu4
20. mu-kux(DU)
21. 1(disz) kusz gu4 kiszib3 ur-e11-e
22. ab-ba-gi-na unu3
23. 1(disz) kusz-ta sa gu4
24. [x kusz] gu4
column 2
1. kiszib3 nigar{gar}-ki-du10
2. 2(disz) kusz {szu}szudul5 gu4
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. {d}szara2-kam unu3
5. 4(disz) kusz gu4 3(disz) sa gu4
6. 3(disz) kun gu4
7. kiszib3 nigar{gar}-ki-du10
8. 1(disz) kusz {szu}szudul5 gu4
9. 1(disz) sa gu4 1(disz) kun gu4
10. mu-kux(DU)
11. {d}szara2-a-mu unu3
12. 1(disz) kusz gu4 kiszib3 nigar{gar}-ki-du10
13. 1(disz) kusz gu4 1(disz) kusz {szu}szudul5 gu4
14. 2(disz) sa gu4 2(disz) kun gu4
15. mu-kux(DU)
16. ur-{d}a-szar2 unu3
17. 1(disz) kusz gu4 2(disz) sa gu4
18. 2(disz) kun gu4
19. mu-kux(DU)
20. la2-ia3 1(disz) kusz gu4
21. lu2-{d}szara2 unu3
22. 2(disz) kusz gu4 2(disz) sa gu4
23. kiszib3 nigar{gar}-ki-du10
24. 1(disz) kusz gu4 2(disz) sa gu4
25. 3(disz) kun gu4
26. mu-kux(DU)
27. ur-{d}su4-da unu3
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) kusz gu4 1(disz) sa gu4
2. 1(disz) kun gu4
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. lu2-dub-la2 unu3
5. 3(disz) kusz gu4 3(disz) sa gu4
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. ur-{gesz}gigir unu3
8. 3(disz) kusz gu4 mu 2(disz)
9. 1(disz) kusz gu4 mu 1(disz)
10. 3(disz) kusz gu4 ga
11. 4(disz) kusz {szu}szudul5 gu4
12. 1(u) [kusz] gu4 8(disz) kun gu4
13. [mu]-kux(DU)
14. [...] kusz# gu4 1(disz) kun gu4
15. [kiszib3] nigar{gar}-ki-du10
16. la2-ia3 4(disz) kun gu4 1(disz) sa gu4
17. la2-ia3-am3
18. [bu3?]-du unu3
19. [...] gu4 kiszib3 lu2-{d}ha-ia3
20. 1(disz) kusz [...] unu3
21. 3(disz) kusz {szu}szudul5 gu4
22. 1(disz) sa gu4 2(disz) kun gu4
23. [mu]-kux(DU)
24. [ab-ba]-sza3#?-ga unu3
25. [... kusz] gu4 1(disz) sa gu4
26. [...] gu4
27. [... kusz {szu}]szudul5 gu4
28. [mu]-kux(DU)
29. [szesz]-a#?-ni unu3
30. [...] gu4
31. [...] gu4 mu-ku4?
column 2
1. [na]-lu5 unu3
2. 2(disz) kusz gu4 2(disz) sa gu4
3. 2(disz) kun gu4 1(disz) kusz {szu}szudul5 gu4
4. mu-kux(DU)
5. ab-ba-gi-na unu3
6. [...] gu4# 2(disz) kusz amar gu4
7. [...] gu4# mu-kux(DU)
8. [ab-ba]-sza3#?-ga unu3
9. [...] amar gu4
10. [ur-si]-da unu3
11. [...] amar# gu4 ab-ba-[gi]-na unu3
12. [...] amar# gu4 lugal-ezem unu3
double ruling
13. [... amar] ab2 e2-tur3-ra
14. [...] 2(disz) kusz amar
15. [...] ansze
16. [...] ansze
17. [...] ga
18. [... mu]-kux(DU)
19. [...]-x
20. [...] gu4#
rest broken

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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): 117.0 high × 78.0 wide × 22.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (1913 4-16 912 4 col.. Delivery of kuå [date])
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: NATU 1 = Nisaba 6, 23

[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 106080
Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 0912

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:37:38	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:34:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-27 at 19:40:34	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-27 at 15:52:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:43:59	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		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 (058002) (058002)
The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-912) (W_1913-0416-912)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 06, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209260.

Nisaba 06, 23 artifact entry (No. P209260). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209260 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 06, 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209260 (Accessed: January 6, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209260},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 06, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209260.

Nisaba 06, 23 artifact entry (No. P209260). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209260 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 06, 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209260 (Accessed: January 6, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209260},
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