Nisaba 03/1, 130 (P201760)
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 105835Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 667 messenger 1 viii Huhnuri. Dan-i3-li2, Åu-Eå4-tar2, Ir3-ri-ib, Al-la, U-bar, I-ti-ni, I3-na-mu)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
32.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 12.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. kal-i3-li2
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szu-esz18-dar
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ARAD2?-[mu?]
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz-[saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>]
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3# [2(disz) gin2 naga]
12. al-[la-mu?]
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) [sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>]
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) [gin2 naga]
3. u-bar
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. i-bi2-esz18-dar#
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>]
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ni-na-mu
10. szunigin 2(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 2(disz)! gin2 szum2
11. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. [u4 n] 2(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
3. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}
obverse
1. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. kal-i3-li2
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szu-esz18-dar
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ARAD2?-[mu?]
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz-[saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>]
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3# [2(disz) gin2 naga]
12. al-[la-mu?]
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) [sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>]
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) [gin2 naga]
3. u-bar
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz)# gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. i-bi2-esz18-dar#
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>]
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ni-na-mu
10. szunigin 2(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 2(disz)! gin2 szum2
11. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. [u4 n] 2(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
3. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}
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 × 25.0 wide × 12.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 667 messenger 1 viii Huhnuri. Dan-i3-li2, Åu-Eå4-tar2, Ir3-ri-ib, Al-la, U-bar, I-ti-ni, I3-na-mu)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 130
[Milone2003UMTBM2] Milone, Maria E., and Gabriella Spada. 2003. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part Two (UMTBM 2). Nisaba 3. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
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- Museum No.: BM 105835
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.08.02 ?
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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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 09:54:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2016-01-15 at 15:55:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-07-22 at 14:33:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2009-06-03 at 11:24:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2008-01-03 at 20:29:52 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057764) (057764)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105835) (BM.105835)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-667) (W_1913-0416-667)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 130 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201760.
Nisaba 03/1, 130 artifact entry (No. P201760). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201760 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 130 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201760 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
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