Nisaba 03/1, 225 (P201857)
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 105934Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 766 messenger 9 åekinku mussa huhnuri. E-la-a, Ab-ba-a, A-an-na-a, Ur-sig5, A-di-a, Hu-wa-wa)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
32.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 13.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz)] gin2# <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
3. e-la-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ab-ba-a
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. a-an-na-a
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga]
reverse
1. {d#}utu#-saga
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
3. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. [...]-e2-a
5. [3(disz)] sila3# kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
6. [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. a#-na-a
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. hu-wa-wa
11. szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
12. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 9(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu [...]
obverse
1. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda [5(disz)] gin2# <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
3. e-la-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ab-ba-a
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. a-an-na-a
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga]
reverse
1. {d#}utu#-saga
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
3. [3(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. [...]-e2-a
5. [3(disz)] sila3# kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
6. [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. a#-na-a
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. hu-wa-wa
11. szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
12. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 9(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu [...]
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 × 26.0 wide × 13.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 766 messenger 9 åekinku mussa huhnuri. E-la-a, Ab-ba-a, A-an-na-a, Ur-sig5, A-di-a, Hu-wa-wa)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 225
[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 105934
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.01.09
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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 09:54:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2016-01-01 at 17:47:21 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-07-22 at 14:33:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2009-06-03 at 11:25:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2008-01-03 at 20:31:05 | 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 (057862) (057862)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105934) (BM.105934)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-766) (W_1913-0416-766)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 225 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201857.
Nisaba 03/1, 225 artifact entry (No. P201857). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201857 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 225 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201857 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
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