Nisaba 16, 233 (P363147)

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 115813

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

31.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 12.0 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. da-a-a
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ur-{d}nansze
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga hu-ba
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga szu-{d}utu
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga suhusz-gi
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga lu2-giri17-zal
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. ku3-{d}nanna
12. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga a-hu-ni
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga {d}er3-<ra>-ba-ni
reverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
  over erasure
2. giri3-ni-i3-sa6
3. 2(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga
4. nu-ur2-da-ad
5. giri3 da-a-a
6. szunigin 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
7. szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga
8. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 naga
9. u4 5(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
10. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
11. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-i3-di3-ni-im mu-du3

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/P363147

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 31.0 mm × 32.0 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 115813
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 165660
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.115813
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1923-0113-94

References

  • primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 233

    [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 09:55:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-05 at 16:42:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-10 at 10:59:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:54:33 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, 233 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363147.
Nisaba 16, 233 artifact entry (No. P363147). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363147 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 233 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363147 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363147},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 233 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363147.
Nisaba 16, 233 artifact entry (No. P363147). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363147 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 233 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363147 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363147},
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