Nisaba 03/1, 140 (P201770)
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 105845Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 677 messenger 24 åekarragalla ussa simanum. Puzur4-Enlil, Lu2-an-ne2, Ur-Adad, Ni3-∂Ba-ba6)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
33.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 13.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. puzur4-{d}en-lil2 sukkal gaba-ta
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. lu2-an-ne2 ka-us2-sa2
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. [1(disz)] sa# szum2
reverse
1. ur-{d}iszkur ka-us2-sa2
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. 1(disz) sa szum2
5. nig2-{d}ba-ba6 sukkal gaba-ta
6. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz
7. szunigin 1(ban2) ninda szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3
8. szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga
9. szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2
10. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
11. iti sze-kar-ra-{ga2}gar
12. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. puzur4-{d}en-lil2 sukkal gaba-ta
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. lu2-an-ne2 ka-us2-sa2
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. [1(disz)] sa# szum2
reverse
1. ur-{d}iszkur ka-us2-sa2
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. 1(disz) sa szum2
5. nig2-{d}ba-ba6 sukkal gaba-ta
6. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz
7. szunigin 1(ban2) ninda szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3
8. szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga
9. szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2
10. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
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11. iti sze-kar-ra-{ga2}gar
12. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
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): 33.0 high × 28.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 677 messenger 24 åekarragalla ussa simanum. Puzur4-Enlil, Lu2-an-ne2, Ur-Adad, Ni3-∂Ba-ba6)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 140
[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 105845
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.03.24 (us2 year)
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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 09:54:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-07-28 at 15:42:26 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-01-05 at 16:40:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | 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 11:24:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:29:59 | 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 (057774) (057774)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105845) (BM.105845)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-677) (W_1913-0416-677)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201770.
Nisaba 03/1, 140 artifact entry (No. P201770). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201770 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 140 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201770 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
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