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

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

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P200262

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 11.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 104721
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051517
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.104721
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1912-0511-236

References

  • 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

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 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:58:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:42:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-01 at 17:18:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:23:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:27:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	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 Artifacts

“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: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	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  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 208 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200262
ER  -
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