Nisaba 23, 024 (P376097)

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 110237

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

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze-ba gur
2. tur-tur-ra dumu {d}nanna-i3-zu
3. 2(asz) gur me-ni-ku3
4. 2(asz) gur igi-su4-su4
5. 2(asz) gur nin9-kal-la
6. 2(asz) gur nin-ku3-zu
7. 2(asz) gur sza-at-{d}ma-mi
8. 2(asz) gur geme2-nigar{gar}
9. 2(asz) gur nin-kur-ma
10. 2(asz) gur nin-ad-da
11. 2(asz) gur geme2-{gesz}gigir
12. 2(asz) gur nin-en-sa6
13. 2(asz) gur me-e2-gal-ta
14. 2(asz) gur nin-geszkim-zi
15. 2(asz) gur i3-kal-la
16. 2(asz) gur ki-na
17. 2(asz) gur nin-e-ba-an-sa6
18. 2(asz) gur geme2-{d}a-szar2
19. 2(asz) gur nin-{d}ku3-sig17
20. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-en-sa6
column 2
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur ama-kal-la
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-zi-mah-abzu
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-me-a gesz?
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4. zah3 nin-e2-gal-e
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur {d}ma-mi-hi-li-su3?
6. 2(asz) gur geme2-dub-la2
7. zah3 lukur-kal-la
8. 2(asz) gur nin-a-zu
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-geszkim-zi
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur ama-gi-na
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-e2-gal-e
12. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur geme2-{d}dumu-zi#-da
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur igi-in-sa6-sa6
14. dumu lu2-gu-la
15. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur ama-ur4-sza3-ge dumu ur-zu
16. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur a-gal-zi dumu inim-{d}szara2
17. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-e2-gal-e dumu e2-u6-e
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18. ugula tur-tur-a
19. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur nin-inim-gi-na
20. 2(asz) gur geme2-{d}szara2
21. 2(asz) gur geme2-{d}asznan
22. 2(asz) gur nin-a-zu
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz) gur lukur-dingir-ra
2. 2(asz) gur nin9-ku-li
3. 2(asz) gur tur-tur-a
4. 2(asz) gur ag-ga-mu
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-za3-ge-si
7. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur lukur-kal-la
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-nam-mah-zu
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-geszkim-zi
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) [gur lukur]-tur
12. 1(asz) 1(barig) [gur ki]-sikil
13. 2(asz) 1(barig) [gur geme2-{d}]en-lil2-la2
14. 1(asz) 1(barig) [gur me-e2]-zi-ta
15. 1(asz) [1(barig) gur geme2-{d}]li9-si4 dumu ur-ku3
16. 1(asz) [1(barig) gur] geme2#-{d}isztaran dumu lugal-i3-sa6
17. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur geme2-{gesz}gigir dumu lu2-{d}szara2
18. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur ama-e2-mah-e dumu inim-ma-dingir
19. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur geme2-{d}szara2 dumu lu2-{d}nanna <AN>
20. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur nin-geszkim-zi dumu la-a-mu
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21. ugula nin-inim-gi-na
22. 2(asz) gur e2-lu2-lagar
column 2
1. 2(asz) gur nin-ba-tuku-szem5-du10-gal
nin-KU-KIN-UB5-DIN-gal
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2. szunigin 2(disz)! lukur 2(asz) 2(barig) gur-ta
3. szunigin 3(u) lukur 2(asz) gur-ta
4. szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) lukur 1(asz) 1(barig) gur-ta
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5. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) gur
blank space
6. sze-ba lukur {d}szara2
7. iti szu numun <<numun>>
8. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
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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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 24

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 110237
Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0303

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.06.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	approved
2016-11-11 at 14:58:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	approved
2015-11-06 at 11:24:11	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 15:04:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-04-12 at 18:56:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (069184) (069184)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110237) (BM.110237)
The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-303) (W_1914-0404-303)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376097.

Nisaba 23, 024 artifact entry (No. P376097). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376097 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 23, 024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376097 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376097},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376097.

Nisaba 23, 024 artifact entry (No. P376097). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376097 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 23, 024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376097 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 024 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376097},
}

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