Nisaba 01, 271 (P200325)

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 105666

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

23.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 12.0 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. a-kal-la
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. lu2-du10-ga
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ka5-a-mu
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. a2-zi-da
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 szum2
14. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3
15. masz-szu-gid2-gid2 4(disz)-bi
16. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
17. dingir-dan
18. szunigin 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
19. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 1(u) gin2 naga
20. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
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21. iti sze-sag11-ku5
22. 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): 23.0 high × 26.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 271

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 105666
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.01.22
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-01 at 17:30:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:23:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:28:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 271 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200325.
Nisaba 01, 271 artifact entry (No. P200325). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200325 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 271 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200325 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200325},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200325},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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TI  - Nisaba 01, 271 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 271 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200325.
Nisaba 01, 271 artifact entry (No. P200325). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200325 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 271 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200325 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200325},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200325},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200325
LB  - CDLI:P200325
M1  - 2025/11/5/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 271 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200325
ER  - 
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