Nisaba 01, 108 (P200162)

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 104619

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

27.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. la-gi-ip
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. lu2-{d}nansze
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. hu-la-al
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. ku-da-num2
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ma-asz2
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. al-la-mu
15. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. ku-da-an
17. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. im-ti-dam
19. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
20. ki-na-i3-sa6
  Ozaki kin2-na ?
21. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
22. lu2-NE-na
23. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
24. du10-ga
25. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
26. da-gi
27. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
28. ar-szi-ah
29. 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga 3(ban2) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3 1(disz) udu
30. a-bu-um-i3-lum
31. szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) [5(disz) sila3] szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3]
32. szunigin 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga 3(ban2) dabin 1(disz) udu bar-gal2
33. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga
34. u4 1(u)-kam
  some text moved to next line
35. iti min-esz3
  some text moved to next line
36. mu us2-sa ma2-dara4-abzu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P200162

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 27.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 12.0 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 104619
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051417
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104619
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0511-134

References

  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 108

    [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 B

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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 09:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-15 at 11:49:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-13 at 07:21:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:22:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:26:00 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, 108 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200162.
Nisaba 01, 108 artifact entry (No. P200162). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200162 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 108 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200162 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200162},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200162},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 108 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200162.
Nisaba 01, 108 artifact entry (No. P200162). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200162 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 108 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200162 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200162},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200162},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200162
LB  - CDLI:P200162
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200162
ER  -
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