Nisaba 01, 288 (P200342)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105683

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 × 14.0 mm

Text

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. ku3-{d}nanna
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ur-{d}lamma
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. i-di3-{d}suen
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. [a]-kal-la
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. a-hu-na
16. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(ban2) 4(ban2) dabin
17. lu2 kin-gi4-a hu-li2-bar
18. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
19. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
20. lu2 da-a-a-ni
21. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
22. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
23. szu-i3-li2
24. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
25. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
26. ka5-a-mu
27. szunigin 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 3(ban2)
28. szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda 4(ban2) dabin 2/3(disz) sila3 szum2
29. <szunigin> 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
30. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2
31. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
32. u4 2(disz)-kam

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P200342

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 105683
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 051597
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.105683
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-515

References

  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 288

    [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

Revisions and credits

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 09:54:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:23:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:28:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 288 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200342.
Nisaba 01, 288 artifact entry (No. P200342). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200342 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 288 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200342 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200342},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200342
LB  - CDLI:P200342
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200342
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 01, 288 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200342.
Nisaba 01, 288 artifact entry (No. P200342). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200342 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 288 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200342 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200342},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200342
LB  - CDLI:P200342
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200342
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.