Nisaba 01, 054 (P200108)

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 104565

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

25.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 13.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. ur-{d}iszkur
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. a-gu-a
9. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz du szunigin 6(disz) sila3 ninda
10. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
11. szunigin 2(disz) ku6 kun-zi
12. szunigin 2(disz) sa szum2
13. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam?
14. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
15. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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 × 28.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 54

    [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 G


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  • Museum No.: BM 104565
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.03.25
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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 09:54:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:22:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:25:03 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, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200108.
Nisaba 01, 054 artifact entry (No. P200108). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200108 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200108 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
@misc{2024Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200108},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P200108
LB  - CDLI:P200108
M1  - 2025/8/31/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 054 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200108.
Nisaba 01, 054 artifact entry (No. P200108). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200108 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200108 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
@misc{2024Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200108},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P200108
LB  - CDLI:P200108
M1  - 2025/8/31/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200108
ER  - 
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