Nisaba 23, 038 (P376134)

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 110278

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(disz)] {d}szara2#-i3-zu
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi dumu nig2-gi4-ni-mu
3. 1(disz) ur-zabala3{ki}
4. ki lugal-nesag-e-ta
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}ma-mi dah-hu
6. 1(disz) lugal-mas-su2 sa12!-du5
7. ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2
8. 1(disz) inim-{d}en-lil2-la2
9. 1(disz) lu2-du10-ga dumu ur-{d}szara2#
10. 1(disz) na-ba-mu
11. 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2
12. 1(disz) ur-ge6-par4
13. 1(disz) lugal-ur2-ra-ni
14. [1(disz)] ur#-{d}a-szar2
  rest of column blank
column 2
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}utu
3. 1(disz) ur-an-zi-za
4. 1(disz) a-zu-bi
5. 1(disz) i-ta-e3-a tir
6. 1(disz) a-al-li2-mu
7. 1(disz) lugal-he2-sa6
8. 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu
9. 1(disz) a-lu5#-[lu5]
10. 1(disz) ur-an-dul3
11. 1(disz) x du-du#
  thus copy
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}[x]
  blank space
13. ugula {d}szara2-a-[mu]
14. 1(disz) kur2 lu2-[...]
15. 1(disz) kur2 ur-[...]
16. 1(disz) kur2 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. ugula [...]
2'. 1(disz) kur2 a-al#-[la]
3'. 1(disz) kur2 inim-{d}[szara2]
4'. 1(disz) x lu2-{d}[x]
  thus copy
5'. 1(disz) x ur-dingir-ra#
  thus copy
6'. 1(disz) x szesz-a-ni
  thus copy
7'. 1(disz) x lugal-ma2-gur8-re
  thus copy
8'. 1(disz) x lu2-bala-saga
  thus copy
9'. 1(disz) x inim-{d}szara2 2(disz) x-<kam>
  (x erased) (szopy)
  blank space
10'. ugula lu2-tur-tur
11'. 1(disz) kur2 ur-nigar{gar}
12'. 1(disz) kur2 lu2-{d}szara2 dumu {d}nanna-hi-li
13'. ugula in-sa6-sa6
  blank space
column 2
1. 7(asz) a gur
  blank space
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2. sze szuku-ra
3. e2-kikken-ta
4. ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta
5. kiszib3 lugal-igi-husz
6. mu en eridu{ki} <ba-hun>
seal 1
1. lugal-igi-husz
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-sa6

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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  • Artifact comments:

  • Rawi, Farouk N. H. al, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2009. [Nisaba 23, 038 (al-Rawi2009-153673)]

    primary

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 110278
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-04, 0344

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Földi, Zsombor; Jiménez, Enrique Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2015-08-27 at 08:35:24 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-07-22 at 15:04:46 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-04-12 at 18:56:49 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Molina, Manuel; Cripps, Eric L. CDLI approved

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003505 (composite) (P456215) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 23, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376134.

Nisaba 23, 038 artifact entry (No. P376134). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376134 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 23, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376134 (Accessed: March 20, 2023).

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