Nisaba 01, 183 (P200237)

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 104695

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

24.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 10.0 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. ka5-szu-um
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. puzur4-ma-ma
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szesz-kal-la
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. a-KA
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. szu-{d}utu
11. 1/2(disz) kusz gu4 2(disz) kusz masz2 1(u) gin2 sze# kur#
12. szunigin 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda
13. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) gin2 naga
14. <szunigin> 1/2(disz) kusz gu4 2(disz) kusz masz2 1(u) gin2 sze kur
15. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
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16. iti nesag
17. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3 mu us2-sa-bi

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 24.0 high × 25.0 wide × 10.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 183

[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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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 104695
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.04.25 (us2-us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:42:13	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2016-01-08 at 16:21:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:31:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:23:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:27:14	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051492) (051492)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.104695) (BM.104695)
British Museum Collection (W_1912-0511-210) (W_1912-0511-210)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 183 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200237.

Nisaba 01, 183 artifact entry (No. P200237). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200237 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 183 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200237 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200237},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 183 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200237.

Nisaba 01, 183 artifact entry (No. P200237). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200237 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 183 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200237 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200237},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/3/
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