Nisaba 01, 039 (P200093)

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 104550

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

30.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 i3
2. 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2
3. a-hu-um
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 i3
5. 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2
6. szu-{d}nisaba
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 i3
8. 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2
9. szu-esz18-dar
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 i3
11. 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2
12. ur-szar-ru-du
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 i3
14. 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2
15. szu-{d}ma-mi-tum
16. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 i3
17. 3(disz) gin2 naga 2(disz) gin2 szum2
18. bur-ma-am3
19. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 i3
20. 3(disz) gin2 naga 2(disz) gin2 szum2
21. szu-{d}iszkur
22. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 i3
23. 3(disz) gin2 naga 2(disz) gin2 szum2
24. bu3-i3-li2
25. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
26. szunigin 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz
27. szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
28. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3
29. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
30. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 szum2

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/P200093

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 13.0 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 104550
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051348
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104550
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0511-65

References

  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 39

    [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.

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 09:54:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:22:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:24:47 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, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200093.
Nisaba 01, 039 artifact entry (No. P200093). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200093 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200093 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200093},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200093.
Nisaba 01, 039 artifact entry (No. P200093). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200093 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200093 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200093},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/25/
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