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

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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
  seal impression
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

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 003560 (composite) (P456270) S003560 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P376189

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 110344
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069281
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110344
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-410

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-08-04 at 15:46:12 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, 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: April 8, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376189},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	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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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 061 artifact entry
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