Nisaba 23, 025 (P376100)

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 110240

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [x] 4(u) 5(disz) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 7(disz)
3. 5(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) sar 5(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u)
5. 2(gesz'u) 4(u) 8(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)
7. [n] 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta
8. [a2]-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)
9. [n] 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sar al 2(disz) sar-ta
10. [a2]-bi u4 2(gesz'u)# 3(gesz2)# 1(u)#
11. [n] 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) sar
12. [x] zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
13. [a2]-bi u4 4(gesz2) 5(u) 9(disz)
14. [n] 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar
15. zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
16. [a2]-bi u4 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz)
column 2
1. 1(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) sar
2. gi ku5-a 2(u) sar-ta
3. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 4(u)
4. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar
5. gi ku5-a 2(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 4(u) la2 1(disz)
7. 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar
8. gi ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
9. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz)
10. 3(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar
11. {gesz}dih3 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
12. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz)
13. 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2)! sar {gesz}dih3
14. 2(u) sar-ta
15. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)
16. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) sar {gesz}gaz 3(u) sar-ta
17. a2-bi u4 3(u) 3(disz)
18. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sar {gesz}gaz
reverse
column 1
1. [x]
2. 1(gesz2)# 2(u)# 5(disz)# [{gesz}]gaz
3. 3(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 2(u) 5(disz)
5. 8(gesz2) 2(u) sar {gesz}hirinx(KWU318)?-na zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta
6. a2-bi u4 2(u) 8(disz)
7. 5(u) [sar] gi ku5-a
8. 5(u)# sar-ta
9. a2#-bi# u4# 5(disz)
10. 2(gesz2)# 5(u)# 5(disz)!# sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 7(disz) sar-ta
11. a2-bi u4 1(u)# 5(disz)#
12. 2(disz) sar gi ku5-a 1(u) 2(disz)! sar-ta
13. a2-bi u4 1(u)
14. 3(disz) sar nig2-gul ak 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
15. a2-bi u4 1(u) [5(disz)]
16. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 [1(disz)-sze3]
17. gi kesz2-ra2 u3
18. gi sig4 ansze-sze3 nu2-a
  seal 1
column 2
1. 5(gesz'u) 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  seal 1
2. a-sza3-ge kin ak
3. a-sza3 {d}szara2 u3
4. a-sza3 la2-mah
5. ugula lugal-nig2!-lagar!-e
6. szesz-tab-ba-sze3!
7. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
8. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-mah-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni

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
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  • primary: NATU 3 = Nisaba 23, 25

    [al-Rawi2009NATU3] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part Three (NATU III). Nisaba 23. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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  • Museum No.: BM 110240
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0306

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-08-04 at 15:46:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003415 (composite) (P456125) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.31.04.00, Šū-Suen.08.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 23, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376100.
Nisaba 23, 025 artifact entry (No. P376100). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376100 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376100 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376100},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376100},
}


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