Nisaba 31/2, 016 (P376938)

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 111159

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) {gi}su7-su7 esir2 su-ba
2. 3(disz) ma-an-sim zi3-gu
3. 3(disz) ma-an-sim dabin
4. 5(disz) ma# [...]
  erasure
5. 1(u) {gi}[...]
  erasure
6. 5(disz) {gi}pisan# gid2#-da#
7. 2(u) 5(disz) {gi}gur-dub#
8. 1(u) {gi}gur 1(barig)-ta esir2 su-ba
reverse
1. 5(disz) {gi}kaskal nig2-ar3-ra esir2 su-ba
2. 2(disz) {gi}kid ba-ba
3. ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) sar
4. 2(disz) {gi}[...]
  erasure
5. ki-la2-bi 2⁄3(disz)#? [sar]
6. ma2 mun-gazi# u3#? x x x
7. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
8. mu hu-hu-nu#-ri<{ki} ba hul>
seal 1
1. lugal-si-NE-[e]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-[sa6-ga]

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: Nisaba 31/2, 16

    [Alivernini2019Nisaba31/2] Alivernini, Sergio, and Angela Greco. 2019. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Géjou Collection Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 31. Messina: DICAM.

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  • Museum No.: BM 111159
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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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
2020-11-02 at 11:19:32 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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 003673 (composite) (P456383) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 31/2, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376938.
Nisaba 31/2, 016 artifact entry (No. P376938). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376938 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 31/2, 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376938 (Accessed: February 16, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 31/2, 016 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P376938},
}

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