Nisaba 03/1, 146 (P201776)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105851

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 683 messenger 10 åe-karragalla mussa bad martu. Ku3-mu-me-åa6, Ip-ku-åa)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

23.0 mm × 21.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) sa szum2
4. nig2-mu-me-en8 sukkal gaba-asz
  the edition has ku3-mu-me-en8
5. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 3(disz) sa szum2
8. ip-qu2-sza gaba-asz
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
11. 3(disz) sa szum2
reverse
1. [...]-a ka-us2-sa2
2. [3(disz) sila3 kasz] 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. [2(disz) gin2 i3] 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. [1(disz) sa] szum2
5. [...]-i3-li2 gaba-ta
6. [szunigin] 2(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
7. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz#
8. szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3
9. szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga
10. u4 1(u)-kam
11. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
12. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text 683 messenger 10 åe-karragalla mussa bad martu. Ku3-mu-me-åa6, Ip-ku-åa)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201776

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 23.0 mm × 21.0 mm × 11.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 105851
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057780
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.105851
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-683

References

  • primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 146

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:58:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:24:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:30:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/1, 146 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201776.
Nisaba 03/1, 146 artifact entry (No. P201776). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201776 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 146 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201776 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201776},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/1, 146 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201776.
Nisaba 03/1, 146 artifact entry (No. P201776). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201776 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 146 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201776 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201776},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - Nisaba 03/1, 146 artifact entry
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