Nisaba 01, 208 (P200262)

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 104721

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 × 30.0 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. hu-la-al
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. puzur4-ma-ma
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. pu3-u2-a
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. x-dingir
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. a-da-lal3
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. szu-da#-da
15. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga du10-ga
16. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar
17. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. szesz-kal-la
19. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga da-a
20. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
21. a-bu-ni
22. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
23. a2-bi2-li2
24. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
25. ur-{d}nin-szubur
26. 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 3(ban2) zi3 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
27. {d}dam-gal-nun-na-an-dul3
28. szunigin 1(barig) 8(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
29. szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 3(ban2) dabin
30. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) sila3 4(disz)! gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) <sila3> 8(disz) gin2 naga
31. u4 4(disz)-kam
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32. iti sze-sag11-ku5
33. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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): 26.0 high × 30.0 wide × 11.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 208

[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
history: CT 33, pl. 50, BM 104721

[King1912CT33] King, Leonard W. 1912. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 33. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

duck-weight incorrectly published as BM 104721

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 104721
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.01.04
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	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
2016-11-11 at 14:58:24	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 15:42:15	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-01-01 at 17:18:27	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:31:32	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:23:18	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:27:38	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051517) (051517)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.104721) (BM.104721)
The British Museum Collection (W_1912-0511-236) (W_1912-0511-236)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 208 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200262.

Nisaba 01, 208 artifact entry (No. P200262). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200262 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 208 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200262 (Accessed: December 18, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200262},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 208 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200262.

Nisaba 01, 208 artifact entry (No. P200262). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200262 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 208 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200262 (Accessed: December 18, 2025).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200262},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200262
LB  - CDLI:P200262
M1  - 2025/12/18/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 208 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200262
ER  -