Nisaba 23, 085 (P376364)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 110463Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
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1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu nig2-u2-rum
2. 1(disz) ur-sukkal dumu du10-ga-mu
3. 1(disz) an-na-he-gal2 dumu ma2-gur8-re
4. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lugal-ug3!-ga2
5. 1(disz) i-ta-e3-a dumu {d}szara2-a-mu
6. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu bahar3
7. 1(disz) {d}er3-ra-ba-ni dumu u2-da
8. 1(disz) ARAD2 dumu usz-zi
9. 1(disz) ab-ba-saga dumu ur-nigar{gar}
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) dumu ur-{d}nin-tu
11. 1(disz) lugal-ba-ra-ab-e3 dumu ur-saga muhaldim
12. [1(disz)] lugal-nig2-lagar-e
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1. [...]
2. [1(disz) ur-e2-mah-e]
3. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-[re]
4. {d}szara2-mu-tum2 <dumu> u3-lu-lu
5. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu ur-<igi>-ma-sze3
6. 1(disz) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re dumu ur-sukkal
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen dumu ur-{d}utu
8. lugal-me-lam2 dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re
9. 1(disz) a-kal-la dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
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obverse
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu nig2-u2-rum
2. 1(disz) ur-sukkal dumu du10-ga-mu
3. 1(disz) an-na-he-gal2 dumu ma2-gur8-re
4. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu lugal-ug3!-ga2
5. 1(disz) i-ta-e3-a dumu {d}szara2-a-mu
6. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu bahar3
7. 1(disz) {d}er3-ra-ba-ni dumu u2-da
8. 1(disz) ARAD2 dumu usz-zi
9. 1(disz) ab-ba-saga dumu ur-nigar{gar}
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) dumu ur-{d}nin-tu
11. 1(disz) lugal-ba-ra-ab-e3 dumu ur-saga muhaldim
12. [1(disz)] lugal-nig2-lagar-e
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1. [...]
2. [1(disz) ur-e2-mah-e]
3. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-[re]
4. {d}szara2-mu-tum2 <dumu> u3-lu-lu
5. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu ur-<igi>-ma-sze3
6. 1(disz) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re dumu ur-sukkal
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}suen dumu ur-{d}utu
8. lugal-me-lam2 dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re
9. 1(disz) a-kal-la dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
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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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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 85
[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 110463
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:04:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-04-12 at 18:56:51 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (069353) (069353)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.110463) (BM.110463)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-529) (W_1914-0404-529)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 23, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376364.
Nisaba 23, 085 artifact entry (No. P376364). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376364 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 085 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376364 (Accessed: September 5, 2025).
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