Nisaba 31/2, 115 (P377037)

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 111260

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. 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig)#? n sze# gur lugal
2. bar-ta gal2-la
3. 5(u) 4(asz) gur sze-ba bahar3 ma-da
4. 5(asz) sze-numun gur [kiszib3] ur#-{gesz}gigir
5. 5(asz) sze-numun gur [kiszib3] [x]-sa6
6. 6(asz) sze-numun gur kiszib3 szesz#-kal#-la
7. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze-numun gur kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah
8. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze-numun gur kiszib3 lu2-giri17-zal
9. 5(asz) sze-numun gur kiszib3 i7-pa-e3
10. 5(asz) sze-numun gur kiszib3 lugal-nesag-e
11. 5(asz) sze-numun gur kiszib3 lugal-[...]
12. 5(asz) sze-numun gur kiszib3 da-du-[mu]
reverse
1. 4(asz) sze-numun gur kiszib3 da-a#-da#
2. 4(asz) sze-numun gur kiszib3 a2-[...]
  blank space
3. szunigin 1(szar2) sze gur
  erasure after 1(szar2)
  blank space
4. 1(gesz2) sze-ba-a ad-da
5. 4(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> igi-{d}szara2-sze3 2(ban2) bi2-du11-ga
6. guru7-ta e3-a
7. ki-su7 gu-la a-sza3 la2-mah-ta
8. giri3 lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra
9. mu en# eridu#{ki} ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P377037

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 111260
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Nisaba 31/2, 115

    [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 13:19:51 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
2020-11-07 at 02:29:54 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, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377037.
Nisaba 31/2, 115 artifact entry (No. P377037). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377037 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 115 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377037 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377037},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 31/2, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377037.
Nisaba 31/2, 115 artifact entry (No. P377037). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377037 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 115 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377037 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P377037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377037},
}

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