Nisaba 03/1, 151 (P201781)
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 105856Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 688 sukkal [...])Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 14.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] tab-be-li2
2. 1(disz) ba-la-a
3. [1(disz)] lu2-sza-lim
4. [1(disz)] nu-ur2-i3-li2
5. [1(disz)] ur-{d}lamma
6. 1(disz) ku-ku
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) szu-esz18-dar
9. 1(disz) a-da-lal3
10. 1(disz) lu-lu-ba-ni
11. 1(disz) li-bur
12. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
13. 1(disz) a-bu-du10
14. 1(disz) du10-i3-li2
15. 1(disz) ba-za-za
16. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
17. 1(disz) szu-{d}dumu-zi
18. 1(disz) a-hu-ni
reverse
1. 1(disz) szu-{d}nisaba
2. 1(disz) a-gu-a
3. 1(disz) i-din-dingir
4. 1(disz) a-bu-ni
5. 1(disz) bur-ma-am3
6. 1(disz) lu2-eridu{ki}
7. 3(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz)# sila3 kasz saga szunigin 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz
10. szunigin# 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. [szunigin] 1(disz)# sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3
12. [szunigin 2/3(disz)] sila3# 6(disz) gin2 naga
13. [...]
obverse
1. [1(disz)] tab-be-li2
2. 1(disz) ba-la-a
3. [1(disz)] lu2-sza-lim
4. [1(disz)] nu-ur2-i3-li2
5. [1(disz)] ur-{d}lamma
6. 1(disz) ku-ku
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) szu-esz18-dar
9. 1(disz) a-da-lal3
10. 1(disz) lu-lu-ba-ni
11. 1(disz) li-bur
12. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la
13. 1(disz) a-bu-du10
14. 1(disz) du10-i3-li2
15. 1(disz) ba-za-za
16. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
17. 1(disz) szu-{d}dumu-zi
18. 1(disz) a-hu-ni
reverse
1. 1(disz) szu-{d}nisaba
2. 1(disz) a-gu-a
3. 1(disz) i-din-dingir
4. 1(disz) a-bu-ni
5. 1(disz) bur-ma-am3
6. 1(disz) lu2-eridu{ki}
7. 3(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz)# sila3 kasz saga szunigin 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz
10. szunigin# 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. [szunigin] 1(disz)# sila3 9(disz) gin2 i3
12. [szunigin 2/3(disz)] sila3# 6(disz) gin2 naga
13. [...]
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): 37.0 high × 32.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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- Condition Description:
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- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 688 sukkal [...])
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 151
[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 105856
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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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 09:54:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:33:48 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:24:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:30:06 | 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 (057785) (057785)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105856) (BM.105856)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-688) (W_1913-0416-688)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 151 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201781.
Nisaba 03/1, 151 artifact entry (No. P201781). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201781 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 151 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201781 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).
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