Nisaba 01, 097 (P200151)

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 104608

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 × 33.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3# [ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
2. ad-[...]
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda [3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
4. mar-tu-[...]
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 [ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
6. ku3-{d}nanna#
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2# [szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
8. a-da-lal3#
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. la-la-a
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1/3(disz) kusz gu4 1(disz) kusz masz2
12. 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) 3(ban2) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 1(disz) masz2
13. lugal-ukken-ne2 szu ba-ti
14. szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2)
15. szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda 3(ban2) dabin 1(disz) masz2
16. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 i3
17. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz-x
18. <szunigin> 1/3(disz) kusz gu4 1(disz) kusz masz2
19. u4 3(u)-kam
  some text moved to next line
20. iti szu-numun
21. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-i3-di3-ni-im mu#-du3#

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/P200151

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 31.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 12.0 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 104608
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051406
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104608
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0511-123

References

  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 97

    [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 A

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 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-11 at 15:42:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:22:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:25:48 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, 097 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200151.
Nisaba 01, 097 artifact entry (No. P200151). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200151 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200151 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200151},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 097 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200151.
Nisaba 01, 097 artifact entry (No. P200151). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200151 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200151 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200151},
}


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