Nisaba 01, 233 (P200287)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105628

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 × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2#
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. kal-i3-li2
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. dingir-ra#-bi2
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. [giri3]-ni-i3-sa6?
edition has saga
10. [5(disz) sila3] kasz# 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. [{d}]er3-ra-ba-ni
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. szu-{d}utu
blank space
16. x ($ blank space $) x
17. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
18. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
19. nigar-ki-du10
20. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
21. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
22. dingir-ra-ha-tul2
23. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) <sila3> 5(disz) gin2 szum2
24. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
25. u4 1(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
26. iti min-esz3#
27. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}

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 × 12.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 233

[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 F

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 105628
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.07.01
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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 09:53:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-01-15 at 09:49:26	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:31:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:23:20	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-27 at 15:44:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:27:48	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 (051542) (051542)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105628) (BM.105628)
The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-460) (W_1913-0416-460)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 233 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200287.

Nisaba 01, 233 artifact entry (No. P200287). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200287 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 233 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200287 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 233 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200287},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 233 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200287.

Nisaba 01, 233 artifact entry (No. P200287). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200287 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 01, 233 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200287 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200287},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200287},
}

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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P200287
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 233 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200287
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