Nisaba 31/2, 001 (P376923)

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 111143

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)

tablet
obverse
1. 1/3(disz) kusz gu4 {gesz}gigir lu2 kin-gi4-<a>
2. szar-ru-du10
3. 1/3(disz) kusz gu4 {gesz}gigir lu2 kin-gi4-a zi-gum2-ma-sze3
4. 6(disz) {kusz}a-ga2-la2-bi bara2-sze3
5. <1(u)?> la2 2(disz) e2 ur-{d}nin-e2-mah#
6. [n] kusz al-<hul>-a ba-an-si
7. a-a-kal-la aszgab
8. lu2# [x] [x] x UR
reverse
1. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam dingir-ra
2. iti szu-numun
  blank space
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3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal#
seal 1
1. dingir-ra
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-ga

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: Nisaba 31/2, 1

    [Alivernini2019Nisaba31/2] Alivernini, Sergio, and Angela Greco. 2019. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Géjou Collection Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 31. Messina: DICAM.

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  • Museum No.: BM 111143
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.06.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2020-12-21 at 06:24:18 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2020-11-02 at 03:20:14 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2020-11-02 at 03:17:52 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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 002175 (composite) (P454885) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.35.06.00, Šū-Suen.06.00.00

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 31/2, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376923.
Nisaba 31/2, 001 artifact entry (No. P376923). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376923 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376923 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376923},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 31/2, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376923.
Nisaba 31/2, 001 artifact entry (No. P376923). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376923 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376923 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376923},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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M1  - 2026/1/18/
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