Nisaba 01, 217 (P200271)

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 105612

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

25.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 14.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. szu-esz18-dar?
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. en-num2-i3-li2
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ga?-la?-a
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. u2-tul2-ma-ma
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. x-i3-li2
16. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
17. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. lu2-{d}inanna
19. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
20. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
21. puzur4-a-bi
22. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
23. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
24. a-hu-du10
25. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
26. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
27. a-bu-ni
28. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2
29. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
30. ($ blank space $)
31. szunigin 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda <... szum2>
32. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3 1/3(disz) sila3 naga
33. u4 2(u) 2(disz@t)-kam
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34. iti sze-kar-gal2
35. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 25.0 high × 32.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 217

    [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 D

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  • Museum No.: BM 105612
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.03.22
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:42:15 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-05 at 16:28:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:19 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 217 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200271.
Nisaba 01, 217 artifact entry (No. P200271). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200271 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 217 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200271 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200271},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200271
LB  - CDLI:P200271
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 217 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200271
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 217 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200271.
Nisaba 01, 217 artifact entry (No. P200271). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200271 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 217 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200271 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 217 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200271},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200271
LB  - CDLI:P200271
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 217 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200271
ER  -
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