Nisaba 03/1, 136 (P201766)
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 105841Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 673 messenger 5 [ ] ussa bad ussabi)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
29.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 9.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 [szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# [naga]
2. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 [ninda] 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 <naga>
4. szu#-esz18-dar
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 <naga>
6. a-hu-ma
7. 5(disz)# sila3# kasz# 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) <gin2 naga>
8. szu-i3#-li2
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3
10. gin2 naga hu-ba
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga du10-ga
reverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-[(x)] 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz 1(disz)# udu
2. du-u2-a
3. szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 3(ban2)
4. szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz)# [sila3 ninda 1(u) 8(disz)] gin2# szum2 1(disz) udu
5. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz)# [i3 gin2 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz 1(u) 2(disz)] gin2# naga#
6. u4 5(disz)?-kam iti [...]
7. mu [us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen] lugal-[uri5{ki}-ma-ke4] bad3# mar#-tu# mu-ri-[iq-ti]-id-ni-im mu-du3 mu us2-sa-bi
obverse
1. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 [szum2] 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# [naga]
2. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 [ninda] 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 <naga>
4. szu#-esz18-dar
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 <naga>
6. a-hu-ma
7. 5(disz)# sila3# kasz# 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) <gin2 naga>
8. szu-i3#-li2
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3
10. gin2 naga hu-ba
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga du10-ga
reverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-[(x)] 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz 1(disz)# udu
2. du-u2-a
3. szunigin 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) kasz dida 3(ban2)
4. szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz)# [sila3 ninda 1(u) 8(disz)] gin2# szum2 1(disz) udu
5. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz)# [i3 gin2 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz 1(u) 2(disz)] gin2# naga#
6. u4 5(disz)?-kam iti [...]
7. mu [us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen] lugal-[uri5{ki}-ma-ke4] bad3# mar#-tu# mu-ri-[iq-ti]-id-ni-im mu-du3 mu us2-sa-bi
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 × 27.0 wide × 9.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 673 messenger 5 [ ] ussa bad ussabi)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 136
[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 105841
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.--.05 ? (us2-us2 year)
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | 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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2017-05-02 at 09:16:08 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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2017-03-03 at 09:54:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2011-07-22 at 14:33:47 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2009-06-03 at 11:24:51 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2008-01-03 at 20:29:56 | 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 (057770) (057770)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105841) (BM.105841)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-673) (W_1913-0416-673)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 136 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201766.
Nisaba 03/1, 136 artifact entry (No. P201766). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201766 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 136 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201766 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
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