Nisaba 16, 022 (P362936)

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 112794

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

20.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ha-ba-lu5-ge2
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. {d}er3-ra-dan
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
10. 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
11. 1(u) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. al-la-mu
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lugal-ku3-zu
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. mar-tu-i3-sa6
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. da-da
10. szunigin 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 1(u) 4(disz) sa szum2
11. 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 2(u)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti min-esz3

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/P362936

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 20.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 11.0 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 112794
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169781
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.112794
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-2860

References

  • primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 22

    [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.

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
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 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 09:55:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-15 at 09:43:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:53:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362936.
Nisaba 16, 022 artifact entry (No. P362936). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362936 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 022 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362936 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362936},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362936.
Nisaba 16, 022 artifact entry (No. P362936). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362936 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 022 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362936 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362936},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P362936
LB  - CDLI:P362936
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Nisaba 16, 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P362936
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