Nisaba 01, 010 (P200064)

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 104520

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

26.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 10.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. szar-ru-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. sze-er-ha-an
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. szu-ab-ba
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. x-x
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. u2-tul2-ma-ma
16. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
17. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. {d}iszkur-ba-ni
19. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
20. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
21. [za?]-ri2-iq
22. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
23. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
24. szu-da-da
25. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
26. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
27. i3-ga
28. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
29. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
30. ba-a
31. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
32. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
33. kas4
34. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
35. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
36. al-la-mu
  blank space
37. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) sila3 szum2
38. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3 1/3(disz) 4(disz) gin2 naga
39. iti nesag u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
40. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P200064

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 10.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 104520
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051319
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104520
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0511-35

References

  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 10

    [d'Agostino2002UMTBM1] Agostino, Franco d’, and Francesco Pomponio. 2002. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part One (UMTBM 1). Nisaba 1. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    Group E

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
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 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 09:54:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:22:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:24:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 010 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200064.
Nisaba 01, 010 artifact entry (No. P200064). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200064 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200064 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200064},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200064},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 010 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200064.
Nisaba 01, 010 artifact entry (No. P200064). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200064 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200064 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200064},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200064},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/11/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200064
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