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Nisaba 31/2, 107 (P377029)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 111252

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n sila3] duh# saga [...]
2. 1(disz) sila3 duh saga
3. 1(u) 8(disz) udu niga us2 1(disz) [...]
4. sze-bi 4(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
5. duh saga-bi 1(disz) sila3
6. u4 1(disz)-[kam]
7. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-sze3
8. sze-bi 6(asz) 1(barig) [sila3 gur]
9. duh saga-bi 3(asz) 1(barig)#? 1(ban2)#? [... gur]
10. n 8(disz)# udu niga# us2#
reverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
2. 1(u) 8(disz) udu niga us2 [...]
3. sze-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) [...]
4. duh saga-bi 1(disz) [...]
5. u4 1(disz)-[kam]
6. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
7. sze-bi 4(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
8. duh saga-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(disz) [sila3]
blank space
9. szunigin# 1(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) [sila3 sze gur]
10. szunigin# 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 [duh saga gur]
11. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
12. iti pa4-u2-[e]
13. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-[e] e2# {d}[szara2] umma#{ki}-ka# mu-du3

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, 107

[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 111252
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.11.29
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2020-11-07 at 01:01:06	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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 (070137) (070137)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.111252) (BM.111252)
British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-1318) (W_1914-0404-1318)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 31/2, 107 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377029.

Nisaba 31/2, 107 artifact entry (No. P377029). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377029 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 31/2, 107 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377029 (Accessed: February 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P377029},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377029},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 31/2, 107 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377029.

Nisaba 31/2, 107 artifact entry (No. P377029). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377029 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 31/2, 107 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377029 (Accessed: February 7, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P377029},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377029},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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M1  - 2026/2/7/
TI  - Nisaba 31/2, 107 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P377029
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