Nisaba 06, 09 (P209253)

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 106049

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (881 messenger very large tablet not seen)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

203.0 mm × 170.0 mm × 38.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] engar# 1(gesz2) 4(u)-kam
2'. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(barig) gur
3'. nig2 esz3-ta gur-ra
  blank space
4'. szunigin 5(asz) guru7 {d}szul-gi-ra 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(barig) sze gur
5'. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
6'. sza3-bi-ta
7'. 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) gur
8'. sa2-du11 szu-a gi-na
9'. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) sila3 sze kasz ninda gur
10'. 2(u) 8(asz) gur
11'. sza3-gal gu4 niga 1(u) 4(disz)-kam 2(disz) gur-ta
12'. [...] 8(asz) gur
column 2
1. [sza3-gal] udu niga 2(gesz2) 2(u)?-[kam n] sila3#-ta
2. gu4 udu sa2-du11 u3 nig2 ezem-ma za3-mu-ka
3. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) gur
4. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
5. dingir-ra nim!?(SIG) 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
6. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) gur
7. sze-ba gudu4!(MUNUS-ME)-{d}szara2
8. 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur
9. sza3-gal muszen 1(gesz2) 3(u)-kam
  blank space
10. {d}szara2 u3 dingir esz3 didli
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) gur
12. sa2-du11 szu-a-gi-na
13. 3(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze kasz ninda gur
14. 2(asz) gur sza3-gal gu4 niga 1(disz)-kam
15. 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
column 3
1. [sza3]-gal udu niga 5(u) 2(disz)-kam 2(barig)-ta
2. {d}szu-{d}suen
3. 5(u) gur
4. sze-ba geme2 ARAD2-da
5. 4(u) gur
6. nig2-gu7-a geme2 ARAD2-da
7. 5(gesz2) 3(u) gur
8. sa2-du11 e2-kas4
9. 1(u) kasz ninda gur
10. ma2-lah5# 1(u)-kam
11. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) sze gur
12. 5(u) zi3 gur
13. 8(asz) gig gur
14. sze-numun mur-gu4
15. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) gur
16. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 al ak u2 ze2-a
17. 5(u) 2(barig) gur
18. sza3-gal amar gu4 apin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)-kam 3(barig)-ta
reverse
column 1
1. 4(barig) 3(ban2) sza3-gal amar ansze apin 3(disz)-kam 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. 5(gesz2) 5(asz) 3(ban2) gur
3. sza3-gal amar ab2 e2-tur3-ra 5(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz)-kam 4(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) gur
5. sza3-gal ansze zi-gum2?-ma 1(u) 8(disz)-kam 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur-ta
6. 1(u) zi3 a-gar gur
7. 3(u) sze kasz ninda gur
8. 1(u) 6(asz) gur
9. sza3-gal gu4 niga 8(disz)-kam 2(disz) gur-[ta]
10. 1(u) 6(asz) gur
11. sza3-gal udu niga 4(u)-kam 2(barig)-ta
12. siskur2 lugal u3 nig2-diri gu3-de2 sza3-iri
13. 4(u) 8(asz) gur
14. sze-ba kasz a gub-ba
15. 8(asz) gur
16. sze-ba bahar3 kasz dug gir16
  blank space
17. 5(u) 6(asz) gur
18. ugula zabar-dab5
19. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) gur
column 2
1. sze-ba giri17-dab5
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
3. sze-ba bahar3 kasz dug
  blank space
4. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) gur
5. ugula sukkal-mah
6. 1(u) 2(asz) gur
7. sze-ba nu-{gesz}kiri6
8. ugula lu2-kisal
9. 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
10. nig2-dab5 lu2 ur3!-ra
11. 8(asz) 1(barig) gur sze-ba
  blank space
12. 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
13. ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 lu2 ur3!-ra
14. 1(u) 5(asz) gur
15. sza3-gal ab2 mu 2(disz) niga 1(u) 5(disz)-kam 1(asz) gur-ta
16. 7(gesz2) 1(u) 2(barig) gur
17. sza3-gal udu niga 6(disz)-kam 1(asz) 1(barig) gur-ta
18. gu4 udu zi-ga bala-a
19. 1(gesz2) 2(u) gur
20. bi2-gu7-sze3 bala-a
21. 2(u) gur
column 3
1. sza3-gal szitim e2 {d}szara2-ka gub-ba
2. 2(u) 7(asz) gur
3. zi-ga nin zabala3{ki}-sze3 gen-na
4. kiszib3 a-bi2-a-pi-ih sagi
  blank space
5. 2(asz) guru7 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) gur
6. zi-ga sza3 iri-ka
7. 1(asz) guru7 3(u) sze kasz ninda gur
8. zi-ga bala-a
9. iti 1(disz)-kam
  blank space
10. szunigin 4(asz) guru7 {d}szul-gi-ra 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
11. zi-ga-am3
12. 1(asz) guru7 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
13. i3-dub
  blank space
14. nig2-ka9 sze# ka-la2-a
15. [ensi2?] umma{ki}
16. [mu x-{d}]suen# [lugal uri5?]{ki}-[ma-ke4 ... mu-hul]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 203.0 high × 170.0 wide × 38.0 thick
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  • primary: NATU 1 = Nisaba 6, 9

    [al-Rawi2005NATU1] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al, and Franco d’Agostino. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part One (NATU I). Nisaba 6. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 106049
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 0881

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-01-01 at 10:29:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-28 at 14:22:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:34:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:40:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:43:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 06, 09 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209253.
Nisaba 06, 09 artifact entry (No. P209253). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209253 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 06, 09 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209253 (Accessed: March 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 06, 09 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P209253},
}

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