Nisaba 16, 003 (P362918)
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 111653Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text, group G)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
25.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 14.0 mm
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) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. e#-su2!#-i3-li2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)
7. gin2 naga
reverse
1. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
2. ur-lugal sukkal
3. szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2)
4. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda
5. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
6. szunigin 4(disz) ku6 kun#-zi
7. szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2
8. u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
left
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
some text moved to next line
2. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
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) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. e#-su2!#-i3-li2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)
7. gin2 naga
reverse
1. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
2. ur-lugal sukkal
3. szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2)
4. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda
5. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
6. szunigin 4(disz) ku6 kun#-zi
7. szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2
8. u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
left
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
some text moved to next line
2. 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 × 29.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 3
[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 111653
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.01.09
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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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 09:55:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 09:58:51 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:03:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:52:55 | 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 (070535) (070535)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.111653) (BM.111653)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-1719) (W_1914-0404-1719)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 16, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P362918.
Nisaba 16, 003 artifact entry (No. P362918). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362918 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362918 (Accessed: August 28, 2025).
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