Nisaba 23, 059 (P376186)

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 110341

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
1. [n] 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2#-[gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8] gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) [4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta]
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u)# 5(disz)#-kam
3. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! [GAN2] gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(gesz2) 3(u)
5. a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti bala-a-ri
6. 2(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
7. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)
8. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3-ra
9. a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
10. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(disz)#
11. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-[ra a-ra2] 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
12. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) [n]
13. 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) [...]
14. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 n 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz)
  x erased
15. a-sza3 uku2-nu-[ti]
16. 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) [1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3]-ra a-ra2 3(disz)# [4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta]
reverse
1. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 [x]
2. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-[ra a-ra2 3(disz)] 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2#-[ta]
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 [x]
4. a-sza3 kun-e-saga#
5. 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8# [1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2] gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) [1/2(iku) GAN2-ta]
6. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 [x]
7. 2(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2# [3(disz)] 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-[ta]
8. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u) 1(disz)
9. a-sza3 sag?-dub#-ke4-ne
  thus copy
10. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
12. 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
13. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) [n]
14. GAN2#-x-gu4
  x erased
15. [x] GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2# [...]
  rest broken
left
1. [mu {d}]szu-{d}suen lugal-e [na-ru2]-a mah mu-du3
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. a-a-kal-la
2. dumu ma-an-ba
3. sagi {d}szara2

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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, 59

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 110341
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.10.00 ?
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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 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:50 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001645 (composite) (P454355) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376186.
Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry (No. P376186). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376186 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376186 (Accessed: September 13, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376186},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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TI  - Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376186.
Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry (No. P376186). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376186 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376186 (Accessed: September 13, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376186},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376186
LB  - CDLI:P376186
M1  - 2025/9/13/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376186
ER  -
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