Nisaba 23, 078 (P376343)

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 110394

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [n] 2(esze3)# 5(iku) GAN2 tug2!-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2
2. gesz ur3 a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 al 3(disz) sar-ta
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. {u2}hirinx(KWU318)?-na 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
7. a-sza3-ge kin [ak]
8. a-sza3 en-[du8-du]
reverse
1. ugula ba-[sa6]
2. kiszib3 ukken-ne2
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3. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
seal 1
1. ukken-ne2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir

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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, 78

    [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 110394
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00
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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
2011-07-22 at 15:04:50 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 004330 (composite) (P457040) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.07.00, Ibbi-Suen.01.02.00

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376343.
Nisaba 23, 078 artifact entry (No. P376343). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376343 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376343 (Accessed: September 17, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376343},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376343.
Nisaba 23, 078 artifact entry (No. P376343). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376343 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376343 (Accessed: September 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376343},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376343
LB  - CDLI:P376343
M1  - 2025/9/17/
TI  - Nisaba 23, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376343
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