Nisaba 01, 278 (P200332)

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 105673

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 × 10.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) a-szu-ki-ni
2. 1(disz) szu-e2-a
3. 1(disz) suhusz-ki-in
4. 1(disz) {d}nin-gal-i3-sa6
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab#?
6. 1(disz) ba-ba-a
7. 1(disz) a-hu-la-an
8. sukkal-me-esz2
9. 1(disz) puzur4-ba-ni
10. 1(disz) {d}szul-gi-zi-mu#
11. 1(disz) en-um-i3#-[li2]
12. 1(disz) puzur4-[...]
13. 1(disz) [...]
14. 1(disz) [ur]-{d}nin-gir2#-[su]
15. 1(disz) {d}nanna-ma-an-ba
16. lu2 maszkim-me-esz2
17. 3(disz) sila3# [kasz saga] 2(disz)# sila3 ninda du 3(disz) gin2 i3
18. 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2-ta
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19. szunigin 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ninda zi3# sig15#
20. szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda du szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3
21. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2
22. u4 7(disz)-kam
23. iti diri
  some text moved to next line
24. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-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): 24.0 high × 27.0 wide × 10.0 thick
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  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 278

    [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

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  • Museum No.: BM 105673
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.13.07 (intercalated)
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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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:42:17 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-07-03 at 17:50:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:23:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:28:30 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, 278 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200332.
Nisaba 01, 278 artifact entry (No. P200332). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200332 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 278 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200332 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200332},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200332},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200332
LB  - CDLI:P200332
M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 278 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200332
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 278 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200332.
Nisaba 01, 278 artifact entry (No. P200332). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200332 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 278 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200332 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200332},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200332},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200332
LB  - CDLI:P200332
M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 278 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200332
ER  -
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