Nisaba 09, 360 (P209221)
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 108309Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Account of Deliveries of flour)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
21.0 mm × 19.0 mm × 7.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
2. 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin
3. ib-ni-{d}suen
4. 3(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-ge
5. 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
6. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
reverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze udul2!
2. 2(disz) sila3 da-da-ga
blank space
3. 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin
4. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
5. iti sze-sag11#-ku5
obverse
1. 7(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
2. 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin
3. ib-ni-{d}suen
4. 3(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-ge
5. 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
6. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
reverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze udul2!
2. 2(disz) sila3 da-da-ga
blank space
3. 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin
4. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
5. iti sze-sag11#-ku5
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): 21.0 high × 19.0 wide × 7.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Account of Deliveries of flour)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 9, 360
[Molina2005Nisaba9] Molina, Manuel, and Marcos Such-Gutiérrez. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 9. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
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- Museum No.: BM 108309
- Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 3141
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.01.11
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 | 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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| 2013-08-17 at 13:12:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:37:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:33:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:43:40 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (060526) (060526)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.108309) (BM.108309)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-3141) (W_1913-0416-3141)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 09, 360 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209221.
Nisaba 09, 360 artifact entry (No. P209221). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209221 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 360 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209221 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
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