Nisaba 16, 234 (P363148)

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 120137

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

24.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2#
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. ur-{d}ba-ba6
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. lugal-ezem
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
12. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. nam-ha-ni
14. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
15. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. kal-i3-li2
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. a-bu-du10
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. hu-ba
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. dingir-sukkal
11. szunigin 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 2/3(disz) sila3 szum2
12. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 u4 8(disz)-kam
2. mu a-ra2 2(disz)-kam sza-asz

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/P363148

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 24.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 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 120137
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 167678
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.120137
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1928-0211-117

References

  • primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 234

    [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
2011-07-22 at 15:03:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:54:34 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, 234 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363148.
Nisaba 16, 234 artifact entry (No. P363148). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363148 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 234 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363148 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363148},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 234 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363148.
Nisaba 16, 234 artifact entry (No. P363148). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363148 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 234 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363148 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363148},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P363148
LB  - CDLI:P363148
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Nisaba 16, 234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P363148
ER  -
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