Nisaba 23, 032 (P376121)

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 110261

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
1. 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1(disz)
2. 1(bur3) 1/4(iku)! GAN2-ta gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)
4. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(disz) 1(disz) gin2 GAN2-ta
5. <GAN2> gesz ur3!-ra a-ra2 3(disz)! 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
6. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
7. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 4(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
8. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz)
9. 6(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
10. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz)
reverse
1. GAN2-gu4
2. 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)-kam
4. szuku engar
5. 4(iku) GAN2 tug2-gur8 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz ur3-ra a-ra2 4(disz) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
6. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 4(u) 2(disz) ki szum2-ma
7. a-sza3-ge kin ak
8. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki}
9. ugula ab-ba-saga
10. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam lu2-{d}szara2
11. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-ru2-a mah mu-du3
  blank space
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir

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, 32

    [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 110261
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0327

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2011-07-22 at 15:04:45 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 003281 (composite) (P455991) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 23, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376121.
Nisaba 23, 032 artifact entry (No. P376121). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376121 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 032 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376121 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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}

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