Nisaba 16, 129 (P363043)

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 113761

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

30.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. lu2-giri17-zal
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga#
4. {d}dam-gal-nun-na-an-dul3
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. lugal-szu-nir-e
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. ma-a
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. a-hu-ni
11. [5(disz) sila3] kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. a-a-kal-la
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga#
14. ur-{d}da-mu
15. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga du10-ga
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga] u-bar
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. li-bur-be-li2
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. ur-ab-zu
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. szu-ma-am3-mi-tum
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga szu-ma-ma
11. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 i3-ga
12. 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 2(ban2) zi3 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 ($ blank space $)
13. szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
14. szunigin 5(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) dabin
15. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 9(disz)-kam
2. iti szu-numun
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/P363043

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 32.0 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 113761
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169564
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.113761
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1919-0712-510

References

  • primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 129

    [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 13:32:21 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
2015-05-05 at 09:58:55 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:53:54 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, 129 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363043.
Nisaba 16, 129 artifact entry (No. P363043). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363043 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363043 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363043},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363043},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 129 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363043.
Nisaba 16, 129 artifact entry (No. P363043). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363043 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363043 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363043},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363043},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P363043
LB  - CDLI:P363043
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Nisaba 16, 129 artifact entry
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