Nisaba 23, 048 (P376166)

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 110318

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
  beginning broken
1'. [x] 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)
2'. [x] gesz a-ra2 [x] GAN2#-ta
3'. [a2] erin2#-na#-bi u4 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)
4'. GAN2-gu4
5'. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
6'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(u) 2/3(disz)
7'. szuku engar
8'. a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti
9'. 3(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
10'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz)
11'. GAN2-gu4
12'. 4(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
column 2
1. [a2 erin2]-na#-bi u4 5(disz) 1/3(disz)
2. [szuku] engar
3. [a-sza3 a]-ba-gal {d}en-lil2-la2
  1 line blank
4. giri3 a-a-kal-la dumu ma-an-ba
5. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
6. [a2 erin2]-na#-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
7. a-sza3 igi-e2-mah-sze3
8. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
9. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz)
10. GAN2-gu4
11. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
12. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(u)
13. szuku engar
14. a-sza3 gi-apin-ku5-ra2
15. giri3 {d}szara2-kam dumu da-da
16. 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
reverse
column 1
1. a2 erin2-na#-[bi] u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)
2. 6(bur3) 1(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na#-[bi] u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz)
4. GAN2-gu4
5. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
6. a2 erin2-na#-[bi] u4 1(u) 2(disz)
7. szuku engar
8. a-sza3 muru13
  1 line blank
9. kiszib3# ur#-dun
10. 3(bur3) GAN2# [a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku)] 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
11. a2 erin2#-[na-bi n] 8(disz)
12. 3(bur3) [GAN2 a-ra2] 2(disz) [4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2]-ta
13. a2 [erin2-na-bi n] 5(disz) 1/3(disz)
14. GAN2-[gu4]
15. [x] GAN2 [a-ra2 2(disz)] 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
16. a2#-erin2#-na#-[bi] u4 2(disz)
17. [szuku] engar
  1 line blank
18. a#-sza3# la2#-mah
19. [x x]-du10-ga
column 2
1. [x] GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)! GAN2 [gesz] a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
2. a2# erin2-na-bi u4 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)
3. 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
4. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz)
5. a-sza3 sza-ra-hu-um-ma
6. giri3 nimgir-an-ne2
7. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
8. [GAN2]-gu4
9. [x GAN2 gesz] a#-ra2# 3(disz) [4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2]-ta
  rest broken
seal 1
1. sza3-nin-ga2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)

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, 48

    [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 110318
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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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
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-07-06 at 08:34:41 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:50 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 004071 (composite) (P456781) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 23, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376166.
Nisaba 23, 048 artifact entry (No. P376166). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376166 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 23, 048 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376166 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 23, 048 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376166},
}

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