Nisaba 11, 22 (P342805)

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 104756

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

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Measurements

130.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] GAN2
2. sza3#?-gal
3. [x] x ur3
4. [...]-ma
5. [x] lu2#-{d}szara2
6. [x] ur-abzu
7. 1(esze3) lugal-ku3-ga-ni
8. 2(esze3) da-da
9. 1(bur3) lu2-gi-na
10. 1(esze3) 3(iku) ka!-guru7
  ka! written as |SAGxASZ|
11. 1(esze3) ur-e11-e
12. [n] {d}utu-mu
13. [n] lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
14. [n] lu2-ga-mu
15. [n] dingir-ra
16. [n] ma-an-szum2
17. [n] lu2-du10-ga
18. [n] ad-da
19. [n] 2(iku)# lugal-dalla
20. [n] a-kal-la
21. 1(esze3) 3(iku) szesz-saga
22. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ma2-gur8-re
column 2
1. 1(esze3) su-[...]
2. 1(esze3) lugal-x-[x]
3. 4(iku) a2-ba-[ba6]
4. 2(iku) lugal-gaba
5. 3(iku) la-a-mu
6. 3(iku) szesz-a-ni
7. 1(esze3) 3(iku) lu2-{d}nin-szubur kuruszda
8. 1(bur3) lugal-nesag-e szandana
9. 1(esze3) ur-dun
10. 3(iku) lugal-ur2#-ra#-ni#
11. 3(iku) ur-sukkal
12. 2(iku) i-ta-e3
13. 3(iku) ur-{d}nun-gal
14. 3(iku) a2#-da
15. 3(iku) lugal-geszkim
16. 1(esze3) ku-li
17. 1(esze3) lugal-e2-[mah-e]
18. 1(esze3) ur-{gesz}[x]
19. 1(esze3) lugal-si-NE#-[e]
20. 1(bur3) ur-{gesz}gigir# [x]
21. 1(esze3) ku-li x
22. 1(esze3) ur-e11-[e x?]
23. 1(esze3) ur-{d}en#-[lil2-la2]
24. 1(esze3) lugal#-[...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 3(iku) [...]
2'. 3(iku) {d}[...]
3'. 1(esze3) {d}dumu#-[zi x]
4'. 3(iku) su-[...]
5'. 2(iku) lugal-[...]
6'. sipa unu3-[e-ne]
7'. 1(esze3) lugal-nig2-lagar-e
8'. 1(esze3) ur-ki-dagal
9'. 1(esze3) lugal-ma2-gur8-re# muhaldim
10'. 1(esze3) ur-{d}en-ki
11'. 1(esze3) su-tur
12'. 1(esze3) 2/3(disz) ama-du6-du6
13'. 1(esze3) u2!-da
14'. 1(esze3) ur-ki-ag2 muhaldim
15'. 4(iku) lu2-{d}szara2
16'. 3(iku) igi-{d}szara2-sze3
17'. 3(iku) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
18'. 1(esze3) lugal-iti-da
19'. 3(iku) inim-{d}szara2
20'. 3(iku) ur-{d#}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)#
21'. 3(iku) [...]
22'. 3(iku)# [...]
23'. 3(iku) [...]
24'. 3(iku) lugal#-[...]
25'. 3(iku) lugal-[...]
column 2
1. 3(iku) nig2-ul-pa-e3
2. 3(iku) {d}szara2-mu
3. 3(iku) nam-ha-ni
4. 3(iku) {d}szara2-ba-zi-gi
5. 3(iku) lugal-ku3-ga-ni
6. 3(iku) lugal-ba-ra!-e3
7. 3(iku) ki-tusz-lu2
8. 3(iku) ki-ag2-mu
9. 3(iku) a-ha-ma-ti
10. 1(esze3) lugal-{gesz}kiri6
11. 1(esze3) gala-mah
12. 1(esze3) nig2-gi4-ni-mu
13. 1(esze3) 3(iku) na-silim
14. 4(iku) ur-nigar kuruszda
15. 4(iku) nimgir-di-de3 szum2
16. 1(esze3) da-a-gi4
17. 1(bur3) {d}nin-ur4-ra
18. 1(bur3) ib-gal
19. 1(bur3) {d}en-ki
20. 1(bur3) e11-e
21. 1(bur3) {d}da-lagasz{ki}
22. 1(esze3) 3(iku) gala-mah
23. 1(bur3) {d}dumu-zi urua-a
24. 1(bur3) {d}nin-szubur
25. 1(bur3) {d}en-lil2
26. 1(esze3) 3(iku) {d}nun-gal
27. 2(esze3) {d}gu-la
28. 1(esze3) pa4-nim
29. 1(esze3) {d}nin-a-zu
column 3
1. 1(esze3) iri-bar
2. 1(esze3) lu2-{d}dumu-<zi>-da
3. 1(esze3) {d}nin-hur-sag ka-ma-ri2{ki}
4. 1(bur3) ur!-esz4-dar
5. 2(iku) {d}nam!-nun-<ka>
  nam! written as TU
6. 3(iku) {d}nin#-nigar{gar!} eridu#{ki}
  gar! written as HI
7. [n x-{d}]nin-gu-[la] |KI.AN|#{ki}
8. [1(esze3) {d}]nin-hur-sag [{gesz}szu]-dul9 1(ban2)
9. 1(esze3) 3(iku) {d}nin-sukkal
10. 1(esze3) {d}ur-ur
11. 1(esze3) {d}gu-la |KI.AN|{ki}
12. 1(esze3) {d}nin-a-zu
13. 3(iku) {d}nin-bara2-tum3
14. 1(esze3) {d}ne3-eri11-gal a-zu
15. 1(esze3) 3(iku) {d}gesztin-an-na-lugal-e-da
16. [x {d}]ne3-eri11-[gal x]-nig2 gu-la
17. [x x] nin#-nigar [...] a-zu
18. [...]
19. [...]-x-ka
20. [...]-e3
21. [...]-x-szum2
left
column 1
1. [1(esze3)] 3(iku) {d}nin-e2-sag-e-la#
2. 1(bur3) {d}nin-gu-la
3. 1(bur3) {d}nergal#
column 2
1. [n {d}]nin-szesz-da edin-na
2. [n] lu2-unu-gal lugal-ul3-e
3. [n x]-il2-dam
column 3
1. 3(iku) {d}ur3-bar-tab AMA [x]
2. 4(iku) {d}lamma
3. 1(esze3) {d}nin-gu-la [n] esz3 eridu{ki}
column 4
1. ama-[...]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 130.0 high × 76.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 22

    [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.

    Elenco di appezzamenti di terreno e relativi proprietari/usufruttuari - la parte finale del testo _ rotta. Il testo _ disposto su due colonne nel recto e tre nel verso.

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  • Museum No.: BM 104756
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0020

  • 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
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-09-12 at 06:45:37 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-04-05 at 01:01:22 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-01-29 at 10:49:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-29 at 01:57:57 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-01-29 at 01:49:03 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-01-28 at 10:45:39 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-01-28 at 09:16:00 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2006-11-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Verderame, Lorenzo CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 11, 22 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P342805.
Nisaba 11, 22 artifact entry (No. P342805). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342805 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 11, 22 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342805 (Accessed: July 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 22 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342805},
}


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