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Nisaba 01, 100 (P200154)

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

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 104611

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

28.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 szu 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) sa szum2
4. szu-i3-li2 gaba-asz#
5. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. [1(disz)] 2(disz) sa szum2
8. qu2-ra-di3-i3-li2 gaba-asz
9. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
10. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. 3(disz) sa szum2
12. i-di3-{d}suen gaba-asz
13. szunigin 3(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
14. szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 3(ban2) ninda
15. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 szu szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
16. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) sa szum2
17. u4 4(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
18. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
19. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen bad3 mar-tu mu-du3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 28.0 high × 33.0 wide × 13.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 100

[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.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 104611
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.08.04 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-01-15 at 16:14:47	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:31:08	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:22:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:25:51	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

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“Nisaba 01, 100 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200154.

Nisaba 01, 100 artifact entry (No. P200154). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200154 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 100 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200154 (Accessed: June 10, 2025).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200154},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200154},
}

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“Nisaba 01, 100 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200154.

Nisaba 01, 100 artifact entry (No. P200154). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200154 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 100 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200154 (Accessed: June 10, 2025).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200154},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200154},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200154
LB  - CDLI:P200154
M1  - 2025/6/10/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200154
ER  -

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