Nisaba 01, 036 (P200090)

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 104547

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. puzur4-ma-ma gaba-asz
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. nam-sza3-ni-u3 gaba-ta
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
12. ur-bi-la sukkal ka-us2
13. szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
14. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga
15. szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda
16. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 6(disz) gin2 naga
17. szunigin 5(disz) ku6 szunigin 5(disz) sa szum2
18. u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
19. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
20. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P200090

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 15.0 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 104547
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051345
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104547
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0511-62

References

  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 36

    [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 G

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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 09:54:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:42:03 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-20 at 13:54:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:22:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:24:44 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, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200090.
Nisaba 01, 036 artifact entry (No. P200090). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200090 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200090 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200090},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200090},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200090.
Nisaba 01, 036 artifact entry (No. P200090). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200090 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200090 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200090},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200090},
}


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DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P200090
LB  - CDLI:P200090
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200090
ER  -
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