Nisaba 03/1, 138 (P201768)
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 105843Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 675 sukkal 25 viii en Inanna maå-e i3-pad3)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
35.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 13.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) na-ra-am-e2-a
2. 1(disz) szu-{d}utu
3. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
4. 1(disz) i-din-{d}utu
5. 1(disz) lugal-ezem
6. 1(disz) u-bar
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
8. 1(disz)# a-a-kal-la
9. 1(disz) li-bur
10. 1(disz) SI-A-a
11. 1(disz) ka-lal3
12. 1(disz) du10-i3-li2
13. 1(disz) x-za-tum
14. 1(disz) ur-mes
15. 1(disz) ad-da
16. 1(disz) hu-za-li2
17. 1(disz) NE-NE
reverse
1. 1(disz) a-gu-a
2. 1(disz) lu2-eridu{ki}
3. 1(disz) ma-ma-a
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
5. 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga-ta
6. 1/3(disz)# kusz gu4 1(disz) kusz masz2
7. szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz
8. szunigin 4(ban2) la2 2(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
9. szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3
10. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 la2 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. szunigin 1/3(disz) kusz gu4 szunigin 1(disz) kusz masz2
12. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
13. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
left
1. mu en [{d}]inanna masz2-e i3-pa3
obverse
1. 1(disz) na-ra-am-e2-a
2. 1(disz) szu-{d}utu
3. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
4. 1(disz) i-din-{d}utu
5. 1(disz) lugal-ezem
6. 1(disz) u-bar
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
8. 1(disz)# a-a-kal-la
9. 1(disz) li-bur
10. 1(disz) SI-A-a
11. 1(disz) ka-lal3
12. 1(disz) du10-i3-li2
13. 1(disz) x-za-tum
14. 1(disz) ur-mes
15. 1(disz) ad-da
16. 1(disz) hu-za-li2
17. 1(disz) NE-NE
reverse
1. 1(disz) a-gu-a
2. 1(disz) lu2-eridu{ki}
3. 1(disz) ma-ma-a
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
5. 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga-ta
6. 1/3(disz)# kusz gu4 1(disz) kusz masz2
7. szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz
8. szunigin 4(ban2) la2 2(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
9. szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3
10. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 la2 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. szunigin 1/3(disz) kusz gu4 szunigin 1(disz) kusz masz2
12. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
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13. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
left
1. mu en [{d}]inanna masz2-e i3-pa3
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): 35.0 high × 30.0 wide × 13.0 thick
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 675 sukkal 25 viii en Inanna maå-e i3-pad3)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 138
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 105843
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.08.25
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057772) (057772)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105843) (BM.105843)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-675) (W_1913-0416-675)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 138 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201768.
Nisaba 03/1, 138 artifact entry (No. P201768). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201768 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 138 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201768 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
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