Nisaba 01, 004 (P200058)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. puzur4-ma-ma
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. szar-ru-ba-ni
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a-da-lal3
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. a-KA
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. bu3-la-sza
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ur-ab-ba
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. lugal-i3-mah
15. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. szu-{d}iszkur
17. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. tu-ga
19. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
20. ad-da
21. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
22. szesz-a-ni
23. 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 a-hu-ni
24. 3(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) 4(ban2) ninda 5(ban2) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
25. ab-x-ha-hi elam hu-li2-bar-ra
26. 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 2(ban2) ninda 2(ban2) dabin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3
27. nu-ur2-{d}suen
28. szunigin 1(barig) 4(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
29. szunigin 1(barig) 3(ban2) ninda szunigin 5(ban2) dabin szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
30. szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3
31. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga
32. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
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33. iti {d}li9-si4
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34. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.02.09.12
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P200058
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P200058

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	36.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 104513
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	051313
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.104513
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1912-0511-28

References

primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 4

[d'Agostino2002UMTBM1] Agostino, Franco d’, and Francesco Pomponio. 2002. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part One (UMTBM 1). Nisaba 1. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Group B

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:42:00	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-12-14 at 19:01:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:31:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:21:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:24:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200058.

Nisaba 01, 004 artifact entry (No. P200058). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200058 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200058 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200058.

Nisaba 01, 004 artifact entry (No. P200058). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200058 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200058 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200058},
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