Nisaba 03/1, 191 (P201822)
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 105897Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 729 sukkal 29 åe-kin-ku, e2 Åara)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
34.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 12.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz#
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. [2(disz)] gin2 naga 3(disz) sa szum2
4. [x]-bi#-[x]-ni sukkal gaba-asz
5. [3(disz)] sila3# kasz [2(disz)] sila3# ninda
6. [2(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. [1(disz) sa szum2]
8. ad#-AN-ad [gaba]-ta#
9. 3(disz) sila3# [kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda]
10. [2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
reverse
1. [1(disz)] sa szum2
2. szar#-ru-um-i3-li2 ka-us2#
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz# [2(disz)] sila3# ninda
4. 2(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. 1(disz)# sa szum2
6. a2-bil2-li2 ka-us2-sa2
7. szunigin# 1(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz
8. [szunigin] 1(ban2) 6(disz) <sila3> ninda szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3
9. szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
10. u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
11. iti sze-sag11-ku5
12. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz#
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. [2(disz)] gin2 naga 3(disz) sa szum2
4. [x]-bi#-[x]-ni sukkal gaba-asz
5. [3(disz)] sila3# kasz [2(disz)] sila3# ninda
6. [2(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. [1(disz) sa szum2]
8. ad#-AN-ad [gaba]-ta#
9. 3(disz) sila3# [kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda]
10. [2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
reverse
1. [1(disz)] sa szum2
2. szar#-ru-um-i3-li2 ka-us2#
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz# [2(disz)] sila3# ninda
4. 2(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. 1(disz)# sa szum2
6. a2-bil2-li2 ka-us2-sa2
7. szunigin# 1(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz
8. [szunigin] 1(ban2) 6(disz) <sila3> ninda szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3
9. szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
10. u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
11. iti sze-sag11-ku5
12. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
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): 34.0 high × 27.0 wide × 12.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 729 sukkal 29 åe-kin-ku, e2 Åara)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 191
[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 105897
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.01.29
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- Accounting Period:
| 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 09:54:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-01-01 at 17:04:24 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:33:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:24:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:30:39 | 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 (057826) (057826)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105897) (BM.105897)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-729) (W_1913-0416-729)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 191 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201822.
Nisaba 03/1, 191 artifact entry (No. P201822). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201822 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 191 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201822 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
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month = {aug 19},
title = {Nisaba 03/1, 191 artifact entry},
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