Nisaba 03/1, 207 (P201838)
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 105914Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text, group G - 746 messenger 24 nesag En eridu. {d}Nanna-kiag, szu-Mami, sza3-gal kasz4)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
34.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 16.0 mm
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) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. {d}nanna-kam gaba-asz
5. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
8. szu-{d}ma-mi gaba-asz
reverse
1. 3(ban2) kasz du 4(ban2) ninda
2. sza3-gal kas4 gaba-asz bala-a
3. giri3 szu-{d}ma-mi
4. szunigin 2(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2)
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
6. szunigin 1(barig) ninda szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 [szunigin] 4(disz) gin2 naga
7. szunigin# 6(disz) ku6 6(disz) sa szum2
8. zi-ga u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
left
1. iti nesag
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2. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
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) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. {d}nanna-kam gaba-asz
5. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
8. szu-{d}ma-mi gaba-asz
reverse
1. 3(ban2) kasz du 4(ban2) ninda
2. sza3-gal kas4 gaba-asz bala-a
3. giri3 szu-{d}ma-mi
4. szunigin 2(disz) kasz dida 1(ban2)
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
6. szunigin 1(barig) ninda szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3 [szunigin] 4(disz) gin2 naga
7. szunigin# 6(disz) ku6 6(disz) sa szum2
8. zi-ga u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
left
1. iti nesag
some text moved to next line
2. 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): 34.0 high × 29.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G - 746 messenger 24 nesag En eridu. {d}Nanna-kiag, szu-Mami, sza3-gal kasz4)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 207
[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 105914
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.04.15
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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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| 2011-07-22 at 14:33:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:25:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:30:51 | 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 (057842) (057842)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105914) (BM.105914)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-746) (W_1913-0416-746)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 207 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P201838.
Nisaba 03/1, 207 artifact entry (No. P201838). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201838 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 207 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201838 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
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