Nisaba 01, 297 (P200351)
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 108118Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text, group G)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. szu-{d}en-lil2 gaba-asz
5. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
8. e-zu-i3-li2!
9. 2(ban2) <ninda> sza3-gal kas4 gaba-asz bala-a
10. giri3 e-zu-i3-li2!
11. szunigin 2(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
12. szunigin 8(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 4(ban2) ninda
13. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
14. szunigin 6(disz) ku6 szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
15. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
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16. iti min-esz3
17. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun#
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. szu-{d}en-lil2 gaba-asz
5. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
8. e-zu-i3-li2!
9. 2(ban2) <ninda> sza3-gal kas4 gaba-asz bala-a
10. giri3 e-zu-i3-li2!
11. szunigin 2(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
12. szunigin 8(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 4(ban2) ninda
13. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
14. szunigin 6(disz) ku6 szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
15. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
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16. iti min-esz3
17. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun#
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
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- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 297
[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 G - M. Molina
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 108118
- Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 2950
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.07.13
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | 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 09:54:07 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-01-15 at 11:26:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:31:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:23:27 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:28:50 | 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 (051606) (051606)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.108118) (BM.108118)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-2950) (W_1913-0416-2950)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 01, 297 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200351.
Nisaba 01, 297 artifact entry (No. P200351). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200351 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 297 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200351 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
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