Nisaba 01, 112 (P200166)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 104623

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

29.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 13.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) asz-qu2-dan
2. 1(disz) a-gu-a
3. 1(disz) hu-hu-ni
4. 1(disz) ad-da
5. 1(disz) lu2-eridu{ki}
6. 1(disz) dingir-dan
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta#
8. 1(disz) ba-saga
9. 1(disz) nu-ur2-i3-li2
10. 1(disz) an-ne2
11. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
12. 1(disz) u-bar
13. 1(disz) hu-ba
14. 1(disz) gu4-ku-da-num2
15. 1(disz) szu-{d}utu
16. 1(disz) ba-a-a
17. 1(disz) tab-be-li2
18. 1(disz) a-hu-ba-qar
19. 1(disz) la-a-a
20. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga-ta
21. szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz
22. szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2
23. szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
24. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 naga
25. u4# 7(disz)-kam
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26. iti dal#
27. mu en {d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 29.0 high × 33.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 112

    [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 K


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  • Museum No.: BM 104623
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.05.07
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-10 at 16:53:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:23:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:26:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 01, 112 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200166.
Nisaba 01, 112 artifact entry (No. P200166). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200166 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 112 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200166 (Accessed: May 24, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 112 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200166},
}

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