Nisaba 01, 087 (P200141)

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 104598

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

25.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz)# [sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2?]
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# naga
3. szu-u2-u2
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}hendur-sag
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. inim-{d}szara2
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. i-ti
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. hu-wa-wa
16. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
17. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. ku3-ga-ni
19. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
20. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
21. sza3-dingir-ra
22. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
23. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
24. puzur4-{d}utu
25. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
26. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
27. ur-{d}ba-[ba6]
28. szunigin 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) [sila3 ninda] 2/3(disz) sila3! 5(disz) gin2 szum2#
  GIN2 for expected sila3
29. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2# [naga]
30. u4 2(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
31. iti min-esz3

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/P200141

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 25.0 mm × 31.0 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 104598
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051396
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104598
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0511-113

References

  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 87

    [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 D

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 09:53:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:42:10 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-15 at 09:41:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:22:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:25:39 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, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200141.
Nisaba 01, 087 artifact entry (No. P200141). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200141 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200141 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200141},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200141.
Nisaba 01, 087 artifact entry (No. P200141). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200141 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200141 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200141},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/23/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200141
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