Nisaba 03/1, 223 (P201855)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105932

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 764 messenger 10 åekarragal-la, mussa bad martu. åa3-gal kaå4, Åu-dadad)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dida# [2(disz)] 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 1(ban2) ninda [...] x i3
3. [2(disz)] gin2 naga# 3(disz) sa szum2
4. puzur4-{d}esz18-dar sukkal# [...]
5. 2(disz) dida# du 2(ban2) [...]
6. 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# ninda 1(disz) [... i3]
7. sza3-gal kas4# gaba#-x [...]
8. giri3 puzur4-[{d}esz18]-dar#
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. 1(disz) sa szum2
3. szu-{d}iszkur ka-us2-sa2
4. szunigin 2(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) [...]
5. szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2)
6. szunigin 8(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz)# sila3 [ninda]
7. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
8. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga szunigin [4(disz) sa szum2]
9. u4 1(u)-kam
  some text moved to next line
10. iti sze-sag11#-[ku5]
11. mu e2-[{d}]szara2 ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text 764 messenger 10 åekarragal-la, mussa bad martu. åa3-gal kaå4, Åu-dadad)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P201855

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 105932
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057860
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.105932
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-764

References

  • primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 223

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:42:30 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-01 at 17:06:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:25:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:31:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/1, 223 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201855.
Nisaba 03/1, 223 artifact entry (No. P201855). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201855 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201855 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201855},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201855},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/1, 223 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201855.
Nisaba 03/1, 223 artifact entry (No. P201855). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201855 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201855 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201855},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201855},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Nisaba 03/1, 223 artifact entry
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