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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105841

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 673 messenger 5 [ ] ussa bad ussabi)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 29.0 high × 27.0 wide × 9.0 thick
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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
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
2017-05-02 at 09:16:08 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:24:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:29:56 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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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).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201766},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201766},
}

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TI  - Nisaba 03/1, 136 artifact entry
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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).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201766},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201766},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P201766
LB  - CDLI:P201766
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - Nisaba 03/1, 136 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201766
ER  - 
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