Nisaba 16, 062 (P362976)

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 113693

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

32.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz)# sila3# kasz 3(disz)# sila3# ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2] naga#
2. puzur4-esz18-dar
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) [gin2] naga
4. ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. lu2-{d}nanna
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. ur-{d}nansze
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. szu-{d}nin-szubur
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. nu-ur2-i3-li2
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
15. [5(disz) sila3] kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. [a]-hu-ni
17. [5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) [gin2] naga#
18. szu-{d}iszkur
19. [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
20. dingir-ba-ni
reverse
1. [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. szu-{d}er3-ra
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ba-ba-a
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. dingir-dan
  over erasure
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. da-da-a
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. a-hu-a
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. ur-{d}[...]
15. 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 2(ban2)# [...]
16. 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida [...]
17. szunigin 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [kasz 2(disz)? kasz dida ...]
18. szunigin 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) [... szunigin 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3] 5(disz) gin2 szum2 [szunigin 5/6(disz)] sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 [szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3] 4(disz) gin2 naga#
left
1. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
2. iti nesag
3. mu us2-[sa] si-ma#-num2{ki} ba-hul#

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/P362976

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 13.0 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 113693
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169496
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.113693
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1919-0712-442

References

  • primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 62

    [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 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:45:09 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:53:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 062 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362976.
Nisaba 16, 062 artifact entry (No. P362976). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362976 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 062 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362976 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362976},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362976},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 062 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362976.
Nisaba 16, 062 artifact entry (No. P362976). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362976 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 062 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362976 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362976},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362976},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P362976
LB  - CDLI:P362976
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - Nisaba 16, 062 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P362976
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