Nisaba 16, 231 (P363145)

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. ba-ba-ba
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ur-{d}nansze#
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a2-bi2-lum
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. {d}szul-gi-zi-mu
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. ARAD2!-{d}nanna
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. dingir-su-dan
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. a-bu-ni
15. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. lu2-kal-la
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
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. lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. inim-ma-ni-zi
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a-hu-ni
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. lu2-{d}nanna
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ka5-a-mu
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. dingir-dan
15. 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 3(ban2) 4(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3 x-PI-ti
16. szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2)
17. szunigin 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 4(ban2) dabin
18. szunigin 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2(disz) sila3 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 i3
19. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
2. iti diri
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.03.13.24 (intercalated) 20120105 corrected firth
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P363145
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P363145

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	30.0 mm × 33.0 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 114365
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	165650
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.114365
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1920-0313-21

References

primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 231

[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 13:10:32	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 09:55:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:03:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:54:33	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, 231 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363145.

Nisaba 16, 231 artifact entry (No. P363145). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363145 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 231 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363145 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 231 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363145.

Nisaba 16, 231 artifact entry (No. P363145). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363145 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 231 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363145 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363145},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363145},
}

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