Nisaba 24, 19 (P208971)

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 106087

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. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 sahar!
2. a-sza3 {d}szara2-gu2-gal
3. 4(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 2(disz) 1/3(disz) [gin2!]
4. e a-ga-an-du-ul
5. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e e2!-lugal
6. 4(u) 2/3(disz) sar 4(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
7. a-za-bu-um ba-al-la u3 e pa4 {gesz}kiri6
8. gibil a-sza3 ur-{d}nin-ti?
  with Ozaki corr. to rke
9. ur-{d}asar-lu2-hi
10. 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sar lu2!-du10!-ga!
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sar bi2-du11-ga
12. 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sar szesz-kal-la lugud2-da
13. 8(disz) sar lu2-saga gudu4
14. 8(disz) sar lugal-nig2-lagar-e gudu4
15. 1(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) sar lugal-ukken-ne2
column 2
1. 2(u) sar lu2-ga2 muhaldim
2. 2(u) sar lu2-{d}en-lil2 dumu ur-saga
3. 2(u) sar szesz-kal-la dumu tir-gu
4. 5(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar {d}utu-saga dumu ama-kal-la?
5. 5(u) 2/3(disz) sar lugal-ku3!-zu!
6. 5(u) 2/3(disz) sar da-a-gi4
7. 5(u) 2/3(disz) sar i-szar-ru#-[um]
8. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sar lu2-{d}[dumu]-zi-da gudu4
9. 5(u) 2/3(disz) sar ur-{d}[...]
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sar lu2-[...]
11. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sar ur-{d}[...]
12. 5(u) 2/3(disz) sar 2/3(disz) gin2 ba-sa6
13. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sar lugal-[...]
14. 2(u) 4(disz) sar ur-{d}szul!-pa-e3 szesz kas4
15. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1/2(disz) sar 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 [...]
16. ur-e2-masz
17. 2(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sar a-ra2-[mu]
18. 4(u) 1(disz) sar szesz-kal-la dumu lu2-{d}nin-szubur
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 1/3(disz)
2. [...] 1(disz)
3. [...] gin2
4. [...]
  n lines broken
5. 8(disz) [...]
6. 1(u) 4(disz) [...]-la dumu# [...]
7. 2(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) [sar ...]
8. 1(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) [sar ...] dumu [...]
9. 5(u) sar ur-{d}[...]
10. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) sar ur#-[...]
11. 1(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sar ab-ba-saga
12. 4(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar ab-ba-gi-na
13. 2(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) sar tu-bi-rum
14. 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar a-a-kal-la u3 {d}szara2-a-mu
column 2
1. [...] sar
2. [...]-e ab-[...]
  blank space
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3. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 sahar
4. kin gid2-da
5. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 5(disz) sila3-ta
6. i7-{d}ne3-eri11-gal
7. sza3 en-du8-du
8. kiszib3 da-da-ga
9. mu en ga-esz{ki}
10. u3 mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. da-da-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3

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 4 = Nisaba 24, 19

    [al-Rawi2009NATU4] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al, Franco d’Agostino, and Jonathan Taylor. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part Four (NATU IV). Nisaba 24. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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  • Museum No.: BM 106087
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 0919

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.00.00, Šū-Suen.01.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-06 at 10:30:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2012-06-29 at 14:38:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002124.2 (composite) (P533370) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 24, 19 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P208971.
Nisaba 24, 19 artifact entry (No. P208971). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P208971 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 24, 19 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P208971 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 24, 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P208971},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P208971},
}

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