Nisaba 01, 098 (P200152)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 104609

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

28.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] kasz dida# 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) [ninda 2(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) <sa> szum2
4. ur-{d}en-lil2 gaba-asz
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2
7. ur-{gesz}gigir ka-us2-sa2
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2
10. ur-{d}nansze ka-us2-sa2
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
12. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. 1(disz) sa szum2
14. lu2-{d}suen sukkal gaba-asz
15. szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
16. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz
17. szunigin 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3
18. szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
19. [u4 n] 1(disz)-kam
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20. iti sze-kar-ra
21. [mu] us2#-sa {d}szu-{d}suen [lugal-e] bad3# mar-tu mu-du3

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P200152

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 104609
Accession Number

References

  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 98

    [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 H


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-05 at 16:42:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:22:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:25:49 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 098 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200152.
Nisaba 01, 098 artifact entry (No. P200152). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200152 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 098 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200152 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200152},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 098 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200152.
Nisaba 01, 098 artifact entry (No. P200152). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200152 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 098 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200152 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200152},
}

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PY  - 2023
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