Nisaba 09, 036 (P208572)

Administrative tag 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 107962

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Label of a container (pisan-dub-da) for receipts concerning female workers and their overseers.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. kiszib3 dab-ba
 en: sealed documents of conveyance,
3. a2 geme2
 en: xxx
4. ugula kikken2 4(disz)-ba
 en: xxx
5. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
reverse
1. mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} mu-hul
 en: xxx
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba Label of a container (pisan-dub-da) for receipts concerning female workers and their overseers.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P208572

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 107962
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 2794

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060202
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.107962
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-2794

References

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 36

    [Molina2005Nisaba9] Molina, Manuel, and Marcos Such-Gutiérrez. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 9. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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
2020-06-10 at 19:22:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:19:53 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-08-17 at 13:12:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:30:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:39:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:38:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 09, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208572.
Nisaba 09, 036 artifact entry (No. P208572). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208572 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208572 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208572},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 09, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208572.
Nisaba 09, 036 artifact entry (No. P208572). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208572 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208572 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208572},
}


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