Nisaba 03/1, 202 (P201833)
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 105908Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text, group G - 740 messenger 29 minesz en Eridu. Ilum-bani, Kur-bi-la-aq, szu-{d}szamasz)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
32.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 13.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. dingir-ba-ni gaba-asz
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. kur-bi-la-ak
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. szu-{d}utu
5. szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2)
6. szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du
7. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 6(disz) gin2 naga
9. szunigin 5(disz) ku6 5(disz) sa szum2
10. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
11. iti min-esz3
left
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. dingir-ba-ni gaba-asz
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. kur-bi-la-ak
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. szu-{d}utu
5. szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2)
6. szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du
7. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 6(disz) gin2 naga
9. szunigin 5(disz) ku6 5(disz) sa szum2
10. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
11. iti min-esz3
left
1. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
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): 32.0 high × 27.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G - 740 messenger 29 minesz en Eridu. Ilum-bani, Kur-bi-la-aq, szu-{d}szamasz)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 202
[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 105908
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.07.28
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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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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| 2016-01-15 at 11:29:30 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:33:51 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:25:27 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:30:47 | 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 (057837) (057837)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105908) (BM.105908)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-740) (W_1913-0416-740)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 202 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P201833.
Nisaba 03/1, 202 artifact entry (No. P201833). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201833 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 202 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201833 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
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