Nisaba 01, 186 (P200240)

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 104698

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

26.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 11.0 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. <dingir>-su-du10
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. szu-ma-am3
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}nu-musz?-da
  edition has masz
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. a-hu-ni
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. ur-{d}nin-mug-ga
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ARAD2-{d}nanna
12. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. a-da-lal3
14. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. a-KA
16. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
17. a-hu-saga
18. 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2)
19. 1(ban2) zi3?-gu saga 4(ban2) dabin 1(disz) udu
  edition has zi
20. a-hu-i3-lum
21. szunigin 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2)
22. szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga 4(ban2) dabin 1(disz) udu
23. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
24. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
25. iti sze-sag11-ku5
26. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2

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/P200240

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 11.0 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 104698
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051495
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104698
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0511-213

References

  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 186

    [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 09:54:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-01 at 17:14:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:23:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:27:17 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, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200240.
Nisaba 01, 186 artifact entry (No. P200240). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200240 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 186 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200240 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200240},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200240},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200240.
Nisaba 01, 186 artifact entry (No. P200240). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200240 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 186 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200240 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200240},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 186 artifact entry
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