Nisaba 23, 003 (P376000)

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 110135

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

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... lu2-{d}]nin-[szubur?] szabra
2'. [...]-bi
3'. [... lugal?]-nig2-lagar
  blank space
4'. [...] x {d}szara2 umma{ki}
5'. [...] 4(u) 5(disz)
6'. [...]-x-an{ki}
7'. [... lu2]-dingir#-ra
  blank space
  and erased
8'. [...]-zi-da
9'. [... {d}]nin#-ur4-ra
10'. [... lugal]-nesag#-e
11'. [...] ru [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [ab]-ba-gi-na unu3
  blank space
2. [...]-kal-la
3. [n] 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz)#
4. sipa-me-esz2 ugula kas4
5. 3(gesz'u)? 3(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) ur-dun? szandana
  edition had 1600
6. 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) {d}szara2-a-mu
7. 6(gesz2) ur-{d}suen szu-ku6
8. 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) szu-ku6
  blank space
9. ugula lugal-saga szu-ku6
10. 4(gesz2) 3(u) e2-a-tir-SAR
11. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) lu2-{d}nanna
12. 1(gesz2) 4(u) ur-{d}suen
13. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) szesz-kal-la
14. 2(gesz2) 3(u) ad-da
  blank space
15. 4(gesz2) 3(u) ku3-da
16. 4(gesz2) 3(u) lugal-nig2-lagar-e gudu4
17. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) ur-nin
18. 2(gesz2) 3(u) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
19. [...] 3(u) a-lu5-lu5
20. [...]
21. [...]
bottom
1. 1(gesz'u)# 1(gesz2)# la2# 2(disz)
column 3
1. 4(gesz2) 3(u) lu2-du10-ga dumu a-ab-ba
2. 4(gesz2) 3(u) ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka
3. 2(gesz2) 3(u) lu2-du10-ga
4. 2(gesz2) 3(u) lu2-{d}szara2
5. 6(gesz2) a-tu
6. 2(gesz2) 3(u) nig2-u2-rum
7. 2(gesz2) 3(u) {d}utu-saga
8. 6(gesz2) 3(gesz2) 3(u) gu-u2-gu-a
9. 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 6(disz) ugula sza3-ku3-ge
10. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gudu4 {d}nin-hur-sag
11. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) gudu4 e11-e
12. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) gudu4 {d}da-lagasz{ki}
13. 4(gesz2) 3(u) gudu4 {d}gu-la
14. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gudu4 {d}nin-nag-su{ki}
15. 6(gesz2) 3(u) gudu4 {d}en-lil2-la2
16. 7(gesz2) 3(u) gudu4 {d}nun-gal
17. 6(gesz2) gudu4 gir13-gesz{ki}
18. 7(gesz2) [3(u)] lugal-nig2-lagar-e esz3 didli
19. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) gudu4 {d}en-ki
20. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(disz) e2 {d}szul-gi-ra
21. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) e2 {d}amar-{d}suen
22. 4(gesz2) 3(u) e2 {d}szu-{d}suen
23. 4(gesz2) 3(u) ur-{d}szara2 nu-banda3 sza3?-tam?
24. 3(gesz2)# 3(u) 6(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
25. 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2)
column 4
1. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) a-kal#-[la]
2. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) tab-szax(LIL)-la#
3. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) {d}szara2-a-mu
4. 4(gesz2) 3(u) giri3-ni-i3-sa6 dumu ur-{d}szara2
5. 5(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) ugula i3-kal-la
6. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) usz-mu
7. 7(gesz2) 3(u) a-lu5-lu5
8. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) a-gu
9. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) a-kal-la kad2?
  thus copy
10. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) lu2-kisal
11. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) in-sa6-sa6
12. 1(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) ugula ur-e2-masz
13. 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 5(disz) lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
14. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dub-sar
15. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
16. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) lugal-iti-da
17. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) szesz-kal-la dumu na-silim
18. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) ur-ge6-par4
19. 3(gesz2) lu2-du10-ga
20. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) na-ba-sa2
21. 3(gesz2) 3(u) giri3-ni
22. e2 zabala3{ki}
23. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) bi2-du11-ga
24. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) a-ra2-mu
25. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) lugal-nig2-lagar-e GIN2?
26. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) lu2-bala-saga
27. 6(szar2) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) [n]
  erasure before 8(gesz2)
reverse
column 1
1. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) ur-{d}suen
2. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) ur-{d}nun-gal
3. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) ur-{d}nu-musz-da
4. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) da-gu
5. 2(gesz2) {d}szara2-kam dumu na-u2-a
6. 4(gesz2) 3(u) gu-u2-gu-ug
7. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) ur-{d}szara2 dumu lu5-lu5-ni
8. 4(gesz2)#? 3(u) a-du dumu lu2-ga
9. 9(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) lugal-uszur3
10. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
11. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) ab-ba-gi-na dumu a-ri2-bi
12. 3(gesz2) ukken-ne2
13. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) u3-ma-ni
14. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) {d}szara2-kam dub-sar
15. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) ur-{d}nin-tu
16. 5(gesz2) ur-ge6-par4 dub-sar
17. 2(gesz2) {d}szara2-za-me
18. 2(gesz2) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
19. 9(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) aga3-us2 ensi2-ke4-me-esz2
  blank space
20. sza3 umma{ki}
21. 2(szar2) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)
column 2
1. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) ab-ba-gi-na
2. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) ur-lugal
3. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) ur-mes
4. 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) ab-ba-saga
  blank space
5. ugula ab-ba-gi-na
6. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) lugal-nesag-e
7. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) [n] lugal#-iti-[da]
8. 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) szesz#-kal#-la#
9. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) lugal-ku3-zu
  blank space
10. ugula lugal-nesag-e
11. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)! 5(u) 7(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
12. 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) i7 pa-e3
13. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) lu2-du10-ga
  blank space
14. ugula kas4
15. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) ur-{gesz}gigir dumu bar-ra-an
16. 6(gesz2) ba-sa6
  blank space
17. 4(gesz2) 3(u) ur-{gesz}gigir dumu a-si-lu
18. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) i-szar-ru-um u3 tu-ga-asz
19. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2)! 1(u) 9(disz) a-szi-an
20. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) szir-ga
21. [1(szar2)] 3(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz)
column 3
1. [...] na-ba
2. [...] szesz-kal-la
  blank space
  (erased)
3. 2(gesz2) a-kal-la dumu ad-da
4. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) kas4
5. 5(gesz2) 1(u) ur-am3-ma
6. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) lugal-ni2-zu
7. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sza-lim-be-li2
8. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
9. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) nimgir-an-ne2
10. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
11. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) ur-mes
12. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) tu-ga-asz
13. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) ur-{d}szara2 dumu sza3-zu
  blank space
14. 1(gesz2) usz-szum2-ma
15. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) szesz-kal-la
16. 1(gesz2) lu2-giri17-zal
  blank space
  erasure
17. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) ur-{d}nisaba
18. 1(gesz2) lu2-{d}szara2 szesz gu-u2-gu-a
19. 1(gesz2) ur-e2-mah dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni
20. 8(gesz2) lugal-e2-mah-e
21. 1(gesz2) szesz-kal-la aga3-us2
22. 5(gesz2)! lugal-ukken-ne2
23. [...] dumu
  n lines broken
  blank space
24'. x x x SAR#
25'. x x ar#-za#
26'. DU? umma{ki}
27'. [x?] ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
28'. mu# 3(disz)-kam
29'. [mu] ma2 {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
30'. [mu] {d}szu-{d}suen [lugal-e] bad3 mar-[tu] mu#-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 3

    [al-Rawi2009NATU3] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part Three (NATU III). Nisaba 23. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 110135
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0201

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.00.00, Šū-Suen.04.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-06-24 at 11:57:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-12 at 17:31:17 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-08-28 at 16:41:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 23, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376000.
Nisaba 23, 003 artifact entry (No. P376000). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376000 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376000 (Accessed: June 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376000},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376000},
}


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