Nisaba 01, 270 (P200324)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 105665Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
25.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 13.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. ur-{d}nin-pirig sukkal gaba-ta
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. kur-bi-la-ak ka-us2-sa2
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. 1(disz) sa szum2
12. szu-{d}nin-szubur gaba-ta
13. szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 7(disz) sila3 ninda
14. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
15. szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2
16. u4 7(disz)-kam
17. iti {d}dumu-zi
18. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. ur-{d}nin-pirig sukkal gaba-ta
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. kur-bi-la-ak ka-us2-sa2
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. 1(disz) sa szum2
12. szu-{d}nin-szubur gaba-ta
13. szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 7(disz) sila3 ninda
14. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
15. szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2
16. u4 7(disz)-kam
17. iti {d}dumu-zi
18. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 25.0 high × 31.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 270
[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 H
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- Museum No.: BM 105665
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.12.07 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:31:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:23:24 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:28:23 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-09 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (051579) (051579)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105665) (BM.105665)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-497) (W_1913-0416-497)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 01, 270 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200324.
Nisaba 01, 270 artifact entry (No. P200324). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200324 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 270 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200324 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
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