Nisaba 31/2, 097 (P377019)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 111242

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz)? sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda#
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2 da-an-ga-da gaba-ta#?
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
5. 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2
6. NE-NE KA-us2-sa2
7. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(ban2) ninda kas4 gaba-ta
8. giri3 da-an-ga-da
9. kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga
10. ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. sa szum2 szu-{d}isz-ha-ra gaba-asz
12. sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
13. <n> gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2
reverse
1. gu-za-ni KA-us2-sa
2. 1(disz) kasz dida 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
3. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. 3(disz) sa <szum2> lu2-{d}nin-szubur gaba-asz
5. kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz [saga]
  erasure
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. sa szum2 la-qi3-pu-um gaba-asz
8. szunigin 3(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2) szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga
9. szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda
10. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) sa szum2
12. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
13. iti szu-numun
14. mu en {d}[inanna] masz2-e i3#-[pa3]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P377019

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 111242
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 070127
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.111242
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-1308

References

  • primary: Nisaba 31/2, 97

    [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.

Revisions and credits

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
2020-11-06 at 08:04:21 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 31/2, 097 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377019.
Nisaba 31/2, 097 artifact entry (No. P377019). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377019 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377019 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P377019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377019},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 31/2, 097 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377019.
Nisaba 31/2, 097 artifact entry (No. P377019). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377019 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377019 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P377019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377019},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P377019
LB  - CDLI:P377019
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - Nisaba 31/2, 097 artifact entry
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