Nisaba 16, 102 (P363016)

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. ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. dingir-su-dan
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a-hu-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. ku3?-{d}nanna
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. ep-qu2-sza
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. lugal-hi-li
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. la-gi-ip
15. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. a-bi2-a
17. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. u-bar
19. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. ar-szi-ah
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. im-ti-dam#
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. szu-{d}utu
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. a-da-lal3
10. 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) 5(ban2) zi3 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 lu2-eridu{ki}
11. 3(ban2) kasz 5(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
12. 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga 2(barig) 2(ban2) dabin 2(barig) ninda 1(disz) udu 2(disz) sila3 i3
13. kas4 hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}-ta gen-na
14. szunigin 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 6(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
15. szunigin 2(barig) 4(ban2) ninda szunigin 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga szunigin 2(barig) 2(ban2) dabin
16. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2 szunigin 3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3
left
1. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
2. iti nesag
3. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-Suen.03.04.22
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P363016
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P363016

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	27.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 12.0 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 113734
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	169537
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.113734
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1919-0712-483

References

primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 102

[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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:03:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:53:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 102 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363016.

Nisaba 16, 102 artifact entry (No. P363016). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363016 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 102 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363016 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 102 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363016.

Nisaba 16, 102 artifact entry (No. P363016). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363016 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 102 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363016 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363016},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/19/
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