Nisaba 03/1, 153 (P201783)
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 105858Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 690 messenger 12 nesag. Lu2-∂Nanna, Ka5-a-mu, Na-di, I-åar-be-li2, Ku-li, Ad-da-mu)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
28.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 12.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lu2-{d}nanna
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ka5-a-mu
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. na-silim
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. i-szar-be-li2
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ku-li
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ad-da-mu
7. szunigin 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2
8. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
2. iti nesag
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lu2-{d}nanna
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ka5-a-mu
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. na-silim
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. i-szar-be-li2
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ku-li
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ad-da-mu
7. szunigin 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2
8. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
2. iti nesag
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): 28.0 high × 24.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 690 messenger 12 nesag. Lu2-∂Nanna, Ka5-a-mu, Na-di, I-åar-be-li2, Ku-li, Ad-da-mu)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 153
[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 105858
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.04.12
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | 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 11:24:54 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:30:08 | 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 (057787) (057787)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105858) (BM.105858)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-690) (W_1913-0416-690)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 153 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201783.
Nisaba 03/1, 153 artifact entry (No. P201783). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201783 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 153 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201783 (Accessed: November 21, 2025).
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