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Nisaba 03/1, 090 (P208837)

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 105794

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 - 626 messenger 7 min-e`s Huhnuri. A-bi2-a, sza3-gal kasz4)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

24.0 mm × 21.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
5. a-bi2-a
reverse
1. 2(ban2) ninda sza3-gal
2. kas4 gaba-asz bala-a
3. giri3 a-bi2-a
4. u4 7(disz)-kam
5. iti min-esz3
6. mu hu-uh2-ri{ki}

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): 24.0 high × 21.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G - 626 messenger 7 min-e`s Huhnuri. A-bi2-a, sza3-gal kasz4)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 90

[Milone2003UMTBM2] Milone, Maria E., and Gabriella Spada. 2003. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part Two (UMTBM 2). Nisaba 3. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 105794
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.07.00
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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 13:27:14	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 14:36:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:32:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:40:35	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057723) (057723)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105794) (BM.105794)
British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-626) (W_1913-0416-626)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 03/1, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208837.

Nisaba 03/1, 090 artifact entry (No. P208837). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208837 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/1, 090 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208837 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208837},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 03/1, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208837.

Nisaba 03/1, 090 artifact entry (No. P208837). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208837 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/1, 090 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208837 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208837},
}

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