Nisaba 23, 051 (P376172)

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 110324

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
1. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz)-kam
3. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar al 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz)
5. 9(gesz2) sar al 1(u)! sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 5(u) 4(disz)
7. 5(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta
8. a2-bi u4 7(disz)
9. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sar al 8(disz) sar-ta
10. a2-bi u4 4(u) 8(disz)
11. 7(disz) sar al 7(disz) sar-ta
12. a2-bi u4 1(disz)
13. 9(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
14. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)
15. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta
16. a2-bi u4 4(u) 7(disz)
17. 5(gesz2) sar {gesz}dih3! ku5-ra2 [1(u) 5(disz) sar]-ta#
reverse
column 1
1. a2-bi u4 2(u)
2. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) sar {gesz}dih3! 1(u) 6(disz) sar-ta
3. a2-bi u4 3(u) 1(disz)
4. 7(gesz2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar al 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta
5. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
6. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) sar {gesz}dih3! 1(u) sar-ta
7. a2#-bi# u4 [1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz)]
8. 1(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 a-ra2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 gub-ba
  blank space
  seal impression
9. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta
10. 5(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-ra2 gub-ba
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
12. a2-bi u4 1(u) 3(disz)
13. 3(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
14. a2-bi u4 6(disz)
  blank space
15. a2 sza3 iti 1(disz)-sze3
  blank space
  seal impression
column 2
1. a2 gesz ur3-ra u3 a-sza3-ge kin ak
2. a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra
3. a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um x x
4. u3 a-sza3 a-ta
5. ki lugal-nesag-e-<ta>
6. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
7. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-mah-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003415 (composite) (P456125) S003415 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.31.04.00, Šū-Suen.08.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376172

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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 110324
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069264
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110324
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-390

References

  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 51

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 23, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376172.
Nisaba 23, 051 artifact entry (No. P376172). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376172 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376172 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376172},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 23, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376172.
Nisaba 23, 051 artifact entry (No. P376172). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376172 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376172 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376172},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376172
LB  - CDLI:P376172
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376172
ER  -
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