Nisaba 01, 298 (P200352)
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 108132Period
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
32.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 8.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. puzur4-{d}ha-ia3 gaba-asz
5. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz)# sa szum2
8. sza-sza-LUM# gaba-asz
9. 3(ban2) ninda sza3-gal kas4-e-ne gaba-asz bala-a
10. giri3 sza-sza-LUM
11. szunigin 2(disz) dida# du 1(ban2)
12. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga u3 5(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 3(disz)-kam
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16. iti {d}li9-si4
17. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. puzur4-{d}ha-ia3 gaba-asz
5. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz)# sa szum2
8. sza-sza-LUM# gaba-asz
9. 3(ban2) ninda sza3-gal kas4-e-ne gaba-asz bala-a
10. giri3 sza-sza-LUM
11. szunigin 2(disz) dida# du 1(ban2)
12. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga u3 5(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 3(disz)-kam
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16. iti {d}li9-si4
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
- Measurements (mm): 32.0 high × 29.0 wide × 8.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 298
[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. Such
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- Museum No.: BM 108132
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.09.03
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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 13:27:14 | 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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| 2016-07-28 at 15:42:20 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-12-14 at 15:43:41 | 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 (051607) (051607)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.108132) (BM.108132)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-2964) (W_1913-0416-2964)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 01, 298 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200352.
Nisaba 01, 298 artifact entry (No. P200352). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200352 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 298 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200352 (Accessed: December 20, 2025).
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