Nisaba 01, 021 (P200075)

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 104531

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 × 36.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. i-di3-a
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. szu-da-da
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. i-szu2-dan
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. e2-a-dan
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. a-kal-la
12. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. {d}szara2-kam
14. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. giri3-ni-i3-sa6
16. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
17. ur-nigar{gar}
18. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
19. szu-{d}utu
20. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
21. gu3-de2-a
22. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 <2(disz)> gin2 naga
23. a-la-a
24. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
25. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
26. hu-hu-ni
27. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz
28. szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3
29. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga
  some text moved to next line
30. iti szu-numun
31. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
32. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki

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/P200075

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 31.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 13.0 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 104531
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051330
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104531
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0511-46

References

  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 21

    [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 13:39:11 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 09:54:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-11 at 15:25:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:22:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 15:44:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:24:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200075.
Nisaba 01, 021 artifact entry (No. P200075). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200075 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200075 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200075},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200075},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200075.
Nisaba 01, 021 artifact entry (No. P200075). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200075 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200075 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200075},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200075},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200075
LB  - CDLI:P200075
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200075
ER  -
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