Nisaba 01, 024 (P200078)

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 104534

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

30.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. puzur4-esz18-dar
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. szu-e2-a
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}nin-a-zu
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. ba-ba-a
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. a-hu-ni
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. lu2-gi-na
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. ma-asz2
15. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. ur-{d}ba-ba6
17. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. lu2-nin-ga2
19. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
20. u-bar
21. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
22. dingir-su-dan
23. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
24. szu-{d}iszkur
25. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
26. lu2-{d}en-ki
27. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
28. lu2-sza-lim
29. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
30. {d}iszkur-ba-ni
31. 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) 4(ban2) zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
32. dingir-ba-ni
33. szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2)
34. szunigin 4(ban2) ninda szunigin 4(ban2) dabin
35. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3
36. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 naga
37. u4 1(disz)-kam
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38. iti sze-sag11-ku5
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39. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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): 30.0 high × 31.0 wide × 12.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 24

[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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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 104534
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.01.01
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:03	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 15:42:03	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-01-01 at 17:18:45	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:31:03	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:22:08	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:24:32	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051333) (051333)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.104534) (BM.104534)
The British Museum Collection (W_1912-0511-49) (W_1912-0511-49)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200078.

Nisaba 01, 024 artifact entry (No. P200078). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200078 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200078 (Accessed: August 15, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200078},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200078.

Nisaba 01, 024 artifact entry (No. P200078). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200078 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200078 (Accessed: August 15, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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