Nisaba 23, 036 (P376130)

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 110272

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
column 1
1. [x] sze#-ba gur
2. tur#-tur-ra
3. 2(asz) gur me-ni-ku3
4. 2(asz) gur igi-su4-su4
5. 2(asz) <gur> nin9-kal-la
6. 2(asz) nin-ku3-zu
7. 2(asz) sza-at-{d}ma-mi
8. 2(asz) geme2-nigar{gar}
9. 2(asz) nin-kur-ma
10. zah3 nin-ad-da
  written on dried clay
11. 2(asz) geme2-{gesz}gigir
12. 2(asz) nin-en-sa6
13. 2(asz) me-e2-gal-ta
14. 2(asz) nin-geszkim-zi
15. 2(asz) i3-kal-la
16. 2(asz) ki-na
17. 2(asz) nin-e-ba-an-sa6
18. 2(asz) geme2-{d}a-szar2
19. zah3 nin-{d}ku3-sig17
  written on dried clay
20. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-en-sa6
21. 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-kal-la
22. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-nam-mah-zu
23. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-me-a
24. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-e2-gal-e
column 2
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) {d}ma-mi-hi-li-<su3>
2. 2(asz) geme2-dub-la2
3. zah3 nin-a-zu
  written on dried clay
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-geszkim-zi
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-gi-na
6. zah3 nin-e2-gal-e
  written on dried clay
7. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}dumu-zi-da
  blank space
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) igi-sa6-sa6 dumu lu2-gu-la
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-ur4-sza3-ge dumu ur-zu
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) a-gal-zi dumu inim-{d}szara2
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-e2-gal-e dumu e2-u6-e
12. libir-am3
  written on dried clay
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-saga dumu lu2#-[gu-la] dumu lu2-du-mu
  blank space
  erasures
14. ugula tur-tur-ra
15. 2(asz) 2(barig) nin-inim-gi-[na]
16. 2(asz) geme2-{d}szara2
17. 2(asz) nin-a-zu
18. 2(asz) lukur-kal-la
19. 2(asz) nin9-ku-li
20. 2(asz) tur-tur-ra
21. zah3 ag-ga-mu
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}[dumu-zi-da]
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-za3-ge-si
3. 2(asz) lukur-kal-la
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-nam-mah-[zu]
6. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-geszkim-zi#
7. zah3 lukur-tur
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) ki-sikil
9. 2(asz) geme2-{d}en-lil2-la2#
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) me-e2-zi-ta
  blank space
  (and erasure)
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}li9-si4
  blank space
  (and erasure)
12. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}isztaran dumu lugal-i3-sa6
13. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{gesz}gigir dumu lu2-{d}szara2
14. 1(asz) 1(barig) ama-e2-mah-e dumu inim-ma-dingir
15. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-{d}szara2 dumu <dumu> lu2-{d}nanna
16. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-geszkim-zi dumu la-a-mu
17. libir-me
18. 2(asz) pesz2-tur dumu ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba
19. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin9-kal-la dumu ur-saga
column 2
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) nin-geszkim-zi dumu szesz-kal-la
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) geme2-eb-gal dumu lugal-e2-mah-e
3. dah-hu-me
  blank space
  (and erasure)
4. ugula nin-inim-gi-na
5. 2(asz) e2 lu2 ugula lukur
6. 2(asz) nin-ba!-ur4!-KWU518!-du10!-gal
  blank space
7. szunigin 2(disz) lukur 2(asz) 2(barig) gur-ta
8. szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) lukur 2(asz) gur-ta
9. szunigin 3(u) lukur 1(asz) 1(barig) gur-ta
10. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) gur
11. sze-ba lukur {d}szara2
12. iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
  blank space
13. mu sza-asz-szu2-ru#-um#{ki} ba-hul

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 36

    [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 110272
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0338

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.00.00 ?
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 17:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:58:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-11-06 at 11:24:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:49 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, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376130.
Nisaba 23, 036 artifact entry (No. P376130). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376130 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376130 (Accessed: September 8, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376130},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376130.
Nisaba 23, 036 artifact entry (No. P376130). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376130 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376130 (Accessed: September 8, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376130},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376130
LB  - CDLI:P376130
M1  - 2025/9/8/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376130
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