Nisaba 23, 061 (P376189)

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 110344

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. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 al ak 3(disz) sar-ta
2. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1/2(disz) gurusz al 4(disz) sar-ta
3. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta
4. 1(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz al 6(disz) sar-ta
5. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz {gesz}dih3! 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
6. 5(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz {gesz}dih3! 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
7. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) <gurusz> {gesz}dih3! 2(u) sar-ta
8. 7(disz) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 1(u) 6(disz) sar-ta
9. 2(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz {gesz}nig2-gul ak 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
10. 3(u) 3(disz) gurusz gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
11. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz gi ku5 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
12. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) <gurusz> gi ku5 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
13. 1(gesz2) 5(u) gurusz gi ku5 1(u) 6(disz) sar-ta
14. [n] 7(disz) gurusz gi ku5 2(u) sar-ta
15. 9(disz) gurusz gi ku5 2(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
reverse
1. [n] 2(disz) gurusz {u2}hirinx(KWU318)?-na bu3-ra 5(disz) sar-ta
  edition has hirin
2. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga
  blank space
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3. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 a2 6(disz) sze sila3-ta
4. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 a2 5(disz) sila3-ta
5. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3-ge kin ak
6. a-sza3 gu2-edin-na
7. ugula a-ab-ba
8. kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu
9. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
seal 1
1. lugal-ku3-zu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e

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, 61

    [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 110344
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-08-04 at 15:46:12 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 003560 (composite) (P456270) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 23, 061 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376189.
Nisaba 23, 061 artifact entry (No. P376189). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376189 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 061 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376189 (Accessed: June 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376189},
}


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