Nisaba 31/2, 144 (P377068)

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 111292

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)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu gu2-na
2. ur-nim
3. siskur2 ki-su7 a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal
reverse
1. kusz-bi ki lugal#-usurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
3. mu [{d}szu]-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma [e2] {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka# mu-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
4. sza13-dub-ba-ka
5. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P377068

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 111292
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Nisaba 31/2, 144

    [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
2020-11-08 at 02:28:23 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 31/2, 144 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377068.
Nisaba 31/2, 144 artifact entry (No. P377068). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377068 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 144 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377068 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P377068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377068},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 31/2, 144 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P377068.
Nisaba 31/2, 144 artifact entry (No. P377068). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P377068 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 144 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P377068 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P377068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P377068},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P377068
LB  - CDLI:P377068
M1  - 2026/10/19/
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