Nisaba 03/1, 221 (P201853)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105929

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G - 761 messenger nesag en Eridu. Puzur4-Esz4-tar2, A-bu-ni)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

31.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 14.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 1(ban2) ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
5. puzur4-esz18-dar gaba-asz
6. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
7. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
9. a-bu-ni gaba-asz
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1. szunigin 2(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
2. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 3(disz) sila3 kasz
3. szunigin 2(ban2) ninda szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3
4. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga szunigin 6(disz) ku6 szunigin 6(disz) sa szum2
5. u4 1(u)-kam
6. iti nesag
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7. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 31.0 high × 28.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G - 761 messenger nesag en Eridu. Puzur4-Esz4-tar2, A-bu-ni)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 221

    [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 105929
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.04.10
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:42:28 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:25:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:31:02 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/1, 221 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P201853.
Nisaba 03/1, 221 artifact entry (No. P201853). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201853 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 221 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201853 (Accessed: October 9, 2025).
@misc{2024Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201853},
}


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DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P201853
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M1  - 2025/10/9/
TI  - Nisaba 03/1, 221 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/1, 221 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P201853.
Nisaba 03/1, 221 artifact entry (No. P201853). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201853 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 221 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201853 (Accessed: October 9, 2025).
@misc{2024Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201853},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P201853
LB  - CDLI:P201853
M1  - 2025/10/9/
TI  - Nisaba 03/1, 221 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201853
ER  -
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