Nisaba 16, 106 (P363020)
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 113738Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
25.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 12.0 mm
tablet
obverse
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2#
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ur-[{d}]nin-sun2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. lu2-{d}en-ki
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. lu2-sza-lim
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
12. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. ur3-e-ba-ab-du7
14. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. puzur4-a-bi
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. i-szar-pa2-dan
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. dingir-li2-ba-ni
9. szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
10. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 4(disz)-kam
2. iti sze-kar-gal2-la
obverse
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2#
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ur-[{d}]nin-sun2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. lu2-{d}en-ki
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. lu2-sza-lim
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
12. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. ur3-e-ba-ab-du7
14. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. puzur4-a-bi
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. i-szar-pa2-dan
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. dingir-li2-ba-ni
9. szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
10. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 4(disz)-kam
2. iti sze-kar-gal2-la
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): 25.0 high × 30.0 wide × 12.0 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 4 = Nisaba 16, 106
[d’Agostino2006UMTBM4] Agostino, Franco d’, and Janet Politi. 2006. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part Four (UMTBM 4). Nisaba 16. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 113738
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
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- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.03.04
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 | 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 09:55:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-07-28 at 15:45:15 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 09:58:54 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:03:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:53:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-02-26 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 (169541) (169541)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.113738) (BM.113738)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-487) (W_1919-0712-487)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 16, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363020.
Nisaba 16, 106 artifact entry (No. P363020). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363020 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 106 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363020 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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