Nisaba 01, 257 (P200311)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 105652Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
19.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 28.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lu2-giri17-zal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ba-ba-a
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. i3-li2-dan
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. lu2-{d}utu
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. ba-za
16. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
17. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. a-bu-du10
19. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
20. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
21. a-da-lal3
22. szunigin 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
23. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
24. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-gar
25. u4 7(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
26. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lu2-giri17-zal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ba-ba-a
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. i3-li2-dan
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. lu2-{d}utu
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. ba-za
16. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
17. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. a-bu-du10
19. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
20. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
21. a-da-lal3
22. szunigin 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
23. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
24. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-gar
25. u4 7(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
26. mu hu-hu-nu-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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 19.0 high × 23.0 wide × 28.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 257
[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 D
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 105652
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
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- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.02.07
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- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-01-04 at 17:18:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:31:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:23:23 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:28:10 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-09 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051566) (051566)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105652) (BM.105652)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-484) (W_1913-0416-484)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 01, 257 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200311.
Nisaba 01, 257 artifact entry (No. P200311). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200311 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 257 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200311 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
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