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Nisaba 31/2, 069 (P376991)

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 111214

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) {gi}pisan# szakkan6
2. kusz ge6-bi 6(disz)-am3
3. kusz u2#-hab2#-bi# 6(disz)-am3#
4. 2(disz) {gi#}pisan sanga#
5. kusz u2#-[hab2-bi] 6(disz)#?-[am3]
6. 2(u) la2 1(disz) {gi#}[pisan] gab2#-us2#
7. kusz babbar2#-bi 1(u)# 8(disz)#?-[am3]
8. 2(disz) {gi}pisan tug2# bala#-[a]
9. kusz ge6-bi 1(disz)-am3#
10. kusz u2#-hab2#-[bi] 1(disz)#?-am3#
reverse
1. 2(disz) {gi}pisan tab-ba [x]
2. kusz ge6-bi# 4(disz)-am3
3. kusz u2#-hab2#-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz)-am3
4. 3(disz) {gesz}gu-za munus-ne
5. kusz babbar2-bi 3(disz)-am3
6. kusz u2-hab2-bi 3(disz)# n-am3
7. 1(disz) {gesz}ZAG-BU-USZ#
8. kusz babbar2-bi 1(disz)-am3
9. kusz u2-hab2-bi 1(disz)-am3
10. zi-ga-am3
11. ki a-kal-la aszgab-ta
left
1. kiszib3 nin9-hi-li2-a
some text moved to next line
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
3. giri3 ku3-{d}szara2
seal 1
1. [nin9-hi-li2-a]
2. [dam a-a-kal-la]
3. [ensi2]
4. [umma{ki}-ka]

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 31/2, 69

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 111214
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2020-11-06 at 01:56:32	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2020-11-05 at 11:46:53	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (070099) (070099)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.111214) (BM.111214)
The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-1280) (W_1914-0404-1280)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003987 (composite) (P456697)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 31/2, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376991.

Nisaba 31/2, 069 artifact entry (No. P376991). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376991 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 31/2, 069 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376991 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376991},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 31/2, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376991.

Nisaba 31/2, 069 artifact entry (No. P376991). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376991 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 31/2, 069 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376991 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376991},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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LB  - CDLI:P376991
M1  - 2026/1/3/
TI  - Nisaba 31/2, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376991
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