Nisaba 01, 210 (P200264)

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 104723

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 × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nanna
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-su
3. 1(disz) {d}iszkur-ba-ni
4. 1(disz) {d}suen-ba-ni#
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}asznan?
6. 1(disz) ur?-{d}nansze
7. 1(disz) lugal-si-sa2
8. 1(disz) a-a-zi-da
9. 1(disz) szu-{d}nisaba
10. 1(disz) lu2-{d}suen
11. 1(disz) ur-{d}utu#
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
13. 1(disz) ma-asz2
14. 1(disz) mah#-giri3#
15. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 i3
16. 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) [gin2 szum2]-ta#
17. szunigin 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga# [szunigin 3(disz)] 2(disz) sila3 ninda sig15
18. szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda du [szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2]
19. [szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3] 8(disz)# [gin2] naga#
20. [szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3]
21. iti# [... u4 n]-kam
22. mu# [en {d}inanna] unu{ki} masz2#-[e i3]-pa3#

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/P200264

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 24.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 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 104723
Accession Number

References

  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 210

    [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 (variant of) L


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2011-07-22 at 14:31:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:23:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:27:40 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, 210 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200264.
Nisaba 01, 210 artifact entry (No. P200264). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200264 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 210 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200264 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 210 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200264},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 210 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200264.
Nisaba 01, 210 artifact entry (No. P200264). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200264 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 210 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200264 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 210 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200264},
}

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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/11/
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