Nisaba 01, 240 (P200294)

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 105635

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

23.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 13.0 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. ur-saga
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. an-ne2-ba-du7
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. puzur4-szu
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. szu-esz18-dar
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. i3-zu
16. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
17. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. kal-la
19. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
20. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
21. a-bi2-a
22. szunigin 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
23. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
24. iti sig4-i3-gesz-szub-gar
25. u4 1(u)-kam
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26. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 23.0 high × 28.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 240

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 105635
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.02.10
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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 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:42:16 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:23:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:27:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200294.
Nisaba 01, 240 artifact entry (No. P200294). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200294 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200294 (Accessed: February 21, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200294},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200294
LB  - CDLI:P200294
M1  - 2026/2/21/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200294
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200294.
Nisaba 01, 240 artifact entry (No. P200294). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200294 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200294 (Accessed: February 21, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200294},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200294
LB  - CDLI:P200294
M1  - 2026/2/21/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200294
ER  -
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