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Nisaba 01, 059 (P200113)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 104570

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. szar-ru-ba-ni
5. 4(ban2) ninda zi3 lu2 al-dab5-ba-ne
6. giri3 szar-ru-ba-ni
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
10. szu-i3-li2 gaba-ta
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
12. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
14. a2-{d}nin-ga2-ta
15. u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam iti {d}pa4-u2-e

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 26.0 high × 29.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 59

[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 G

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 104570
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.11.09
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	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
2011-07-22 at 14:31:06	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:22:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:25:08	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051368) (051368)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.104570) (BM.104570)
British Museum Collection (W_1912-0511-85) (W_1912-0511-85)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200113.

Nisaba 01, 059 artifact entry (No. P200113). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200113 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200113 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200113},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200113},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200113.

Nisaba 01, 059 artifact entry (No. P200113). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200113 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200113 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

@misc{2024Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200113},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200113},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P200113
M1  - 2026/3/4/
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