Nisaba 01, 303 (P200357)
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 108162Period
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
29.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 9.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. ur-{d}utu
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. inim-{d}szara2
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
12. puzur4-{d}utu
13. szunigin 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3# kasz du szunigin 8(disz) sila3 ninda
14. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 5(disz)! gin2 naga
15. szunigin 3(disz) ku6 kun-zi
16. szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2#
17. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
18. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2
19. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. ur-{d}utu
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. inim-{d}szara2
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
12. puzur4-{d}utu
13. szunigin 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3# kasz du szunigin 8(disz) sila3 ninda
14. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 5(disz)! gin2 naga
15. szunigin 3(disz) ku6 kun-zi
16. szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2#
17. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
18. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2
19. 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): 29.0 high × 23.0 wide × 9.0 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, 303
[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 108162
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.03.28
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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 09:54:08 | 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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| 2016-01-05 at 16:31:25 | 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 11:23:28 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:28:55 | 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 (051612) (051612)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.108162) (BM.108162)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-2994) (W_1913-0416-2994)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 01, 303 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200357.
Nisaba 01, 303 artifact entry (No. P200357). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200357 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 01, 303 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200357 (Accessed: November 23, 2025).
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