Nisaba 11, 02 (P209345)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 104506

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

62.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {uruda}szen sumun
2. ki-la2-bi 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
3. 1(disz) {uruda}ba-an-du8-du8
4. ki-la2-bi 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
5. 2(disz) {uruda}du5-la2
6. ki-la2-bi 1(disz)#? ma-na
7. 3(disz) {uruda}szen-da-la2
8. ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
9. 1(disz) {uruda}za-hum
10. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na
11. 2(disz) {uruda}gal
reverse
1. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na
2. 2/3(disz) ma-na uruda nig2-tur-tur
3. szunigin 2(u) ma-na uruda
4. szen-sze3 ba-dim2
5. bar-ta gal2-la
6. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209345

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 62.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 104506
Accession Number 1912-05-11, 0021

References

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 2

    [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.

    Lista di oggetti di rame da fondere per fabbricare calderoni (szen) // UTI 3 2130, SAT 2 1035.


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-06-27 at 12:42:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:34:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:44:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 11, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209345.
Nisaba 11, 02 artifact entry (No. P209345). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209345 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209345 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209345},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 11, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209345.
Nisaba 11, 02 artifact entry (No. P209345). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209345 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209345 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209345},
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