Nisaba 01, 301 (P200355)

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 108153

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

32.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 10.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. sza3-ku3-ge sukkal gaba-ta
5. 1(disz) kasz dida saga 2(ban2)
6. 3(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2)
7. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15# 3(ban2) zi3-gu
8. 2(barig) dabin
9. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
10. sza3-gal kas4 gaba-ta bala-a
11. giri3 sza3-ku3-ge sukkal
12. szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida saga 2(ban2)
13. szunigin 3(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) szunigin 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
14. szunigin 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3# 3(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2# i3
15. szunigin 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(disz) [sa] szum2
17. szunigin 1(disz) udu szunigin 1(disz) masz2
18. u4 6(disz)-kam
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19. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ga2-ra
20. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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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 × 25.0 wide × 10.0 thick
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  • primary: UMTBM 1 = Nisaba 1, 301

    [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 - M. Such


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  • Museum No.: BM 108153
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.02.06 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-04 at 20:22:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:31:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:23:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:28:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 301 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200355.
Nisaba 01, 301 artifact entry (No. P200355). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200355 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 301 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200355 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 301 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200355},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200355},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200355
LB  - CDLI:P200355
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 301 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 01, 301 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P200355.
Nisaba 01, 301 artifact entry (No. P200355). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200355 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 301 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200355 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 01, 301 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200355},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200355},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P200355
LB  - CDLI:P200355
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - Nisaba 01, 301 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200355
ER  - 
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