Nisaba 16, 098 (P363012)

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 113730

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

29.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [5(disz) sila3] kasz# saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. e#-zum-dingir
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. sza3-mu
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. [ku?]-da-num2
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. a-bi2-du10
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. ur-{d}ba-ba6
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. a-hu-um-dingir
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. [nu]-hi#-lum
15. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. ba-al-zum
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. szu-{d}er3-ra
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. nam-mah
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. i3-li2-dan
  blank space
7. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz du
8. szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz)! sila3 ninda szunigin 5/6(disz) 5(disz) szum2
  5(disz)! should be 3(disz)
9. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3
10. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. [u4] 6(disz)-kam
12. [iti] {d}li9-si4
13. [mu] 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/P363012

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 29.0 mm × 33.0 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 113730
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169533
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.113730
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1919-0712-479

References

  • primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 98

    [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 09:55:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:53:41 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, 098 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363012.
Nisaba 16, 098 artifact entry (No. P363012). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363012 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 098 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363012 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363012},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 098 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363012.
Nisaba 16, 098 artifact entry (No. P363012). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363012 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 098 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363012 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363012},
}


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PY  - 2023
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