Nisaba 11, 26 (P201730)

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 104760

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (1912 7-6 24 4 col. barley for cattle. im-gi-na e2-∂Nin-ur4-re)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

129.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. la2-ia3 [(x)] guru7 2(gesz'u) 7(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. 7(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
3. ($ blank space $) x
4. ($ blank space $) ab2-mah2
5. ($ blank space $) gu4-gesz
6. ($ blank space $) dusu2 hi-a
7. ($ blank space $) udu hi-a
8. ($ blank space $) ud5 masz2 hi-a
9. sza3-gu4 gub-ba
10. udu gub-ba-ta
11. ($ blank space $) gu4
12. 7(disz) udu hi-a
13. sza3 e2-kuruszda-ta
14. 1(gesz2) 2(asz) gu2 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) ma-na siki-gi
15. 9(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki mug
16. 5(disz)#? gu2# 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki-ud5
17. [x x] 1/2(disz) sila3 [i3]-nun du10-ga#
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
2. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) zu2-lum gur
3. 7(disz) ma2 hi-a
4. la2-ia3-am3
5. ur-{d}szara2
6. la2-ia3 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) [n x] gur#
7. 1(disz) lu2#-[... ...]
8. x x [...]
9. ($ blank space $) [...]
10. ($ blank space $) [...]
11. ($ blank space $) [...]
12. ($ blank space $) dusu2# [hi]-a#
13. ($ blank space $) udu hi-a#
14. ($ blank space $) ud5 masz2 hi-a#
15. sza3-gu4 gub-ba
16. [udu gub-ba?]-ta
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. 6(disz) [...] niga
2. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu hi-a
3. sza3 e2!-kuruszda-a-ka-ta
4. ($ blank space $) siki-gi
5. ($ blank space $) siki mug
6. ($ blank space $) siki-ud5
7. 6(disz) dug 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta#
8. ($ blank space $) ga-ar3 x x
9. ($ blank space $) x [...]
10. ($ blank space $) GAN2# [...]
11. ($ blank space $) [...]
12. 5(asz) gu2 3(disz) ma#-[na] gesz-gal [(x)]
13. 2(asz) 2(barig) la2 1(ban2) kasz szu-tur-tur gur
14. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) zu2-lum gur
15. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) esir2 E2-A gur
16. 7(disz) ma2 hi-a
column 2
1. szunigin 3(gesz2)#? 2(u) 4(asz) gu2 1(u) 3(disz) [n] i3 x
2. 7(asz)# gu2 esir2 a-ba-al
3. im gi-na
4. e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 129.0 high × 81.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (1912 7-6 24 4 col. barley for cattle. im-gi-na e2-∂Nin-ur4-re)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: NATU 2 = Nisaba 11, 26

    [al-Rawi2006NATU2] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2006. Documenti Amministrativi Neo-Sumerici Da Umma Conservati al British Museum (NATU II). Nisaba 11. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    Tavoletta im gi-na di arretrati di vari beni del tempio di Ninurra.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 104760
  • Accession No.: 1912-07-06, 0024

  • 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
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:32:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:31:20 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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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 11, 26 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201730.
Nisaba 11, 26 artifact entry (No. P201730). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201730 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 11, 26 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201730 (Accessed: December 4, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 11, 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201730},
}


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