Nisaba 23, 067 (P376200)

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 110356

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) lu2 masz2-da-re6-a 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3-nun du10-ga 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga-ta
2. iti {d}dumu-zi
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3. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
4. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. 1(disz) gurusz 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 5(disz) gurusz 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) sila3 kasz-ta
7. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba ga2-ra
8. 1(disz) gurusz 1/3(disz) gin2# i3 5(disz) sila3 kasz
9. 7(disz) gurusz 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) sila3 kasz-ta
10. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
11. 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) sila3 kasz-ta
12. 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) sila3 kasz-ta
13. iti nesag
14. 9(disz) gurusz 5(disz)# gin2 i3 1(disz) sila3# kasz-ta
15. iti dal
16. 6(disz) gurusz iti szu numun
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1. 1(u) gurusz# [iti min3]-esz3#
2. 8(disz) gurusz iti# [e2] iti-6(disz)
3. 9(disz) gurusz iti {d}li9-si4
4. 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
5. 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz iti pa4-u2-e
6. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz iti {d}dumu-zi
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7. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 5(disz) sila3 kasz-ta
8. szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(disz) sila3 kasz saga-ta
9. szunigin 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) sila3 kasz-ta
10. i3-nun du10-ga-bi 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2
11. kasz saga-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
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12. i3-bi masz2-da-re6-a iti 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
13. iti {d}dumu-zi
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14. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun-ta
15. iti {d}dumu-zi
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16. mu en ga-esz5{ki} ba-hun-sze3

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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, 67

    [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 110356
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.12.00, Amar-Suen.09.01.00, Amar-Suen.09.02.00, Amar-Suen.09.03.00, Amar-Suen.09.04.00, Amar-Suen.09.05.00, Amar-Suen.09.06.00, Amar-Suen.09.07.00, Amar-Suen.09.08.00, Amar-Suen.09.09.00, Amar-Suen.09.10.00, Amar-Suen.09.11.00, Amar-Suen.09.12
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  • Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.08.12.00 to Amar-Suen.09.12.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-11-10 at 10:59:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-01-21 at 20:12:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-12-29 at 08:46:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:49 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 23, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376200.
Nisaba 23, 067 artifact entry (No. P376200). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376200 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 067 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376200 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376200},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376200},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376200
LB  - CDLI:P376200
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376200
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 23, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376200.
Nisaba 23, 067 artifact entry (No. P376200). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376200 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 067 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376200 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376200},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376200},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376200
LB  - CDLI:P376200
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376200
ER  -
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