Nisaba 16, 244 (P201895)
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
Flat catalogue
As CSV As TSVExpanded catalogue
As JSONLinked catalogue
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XMLText / annotations
Text data
As ATF As JTFLinked annotations
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 105972Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 804 messenger [ ])Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-
tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. {d}nanna-du10
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ur-{d}szara2?
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. da-da
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. a-a-mu
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. [...]-x
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# naga#
8. ur-{d}x-x
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
10. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# naga#
11. ba-du-x
12. szunigin 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 4(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ninda
left
1. 1(u) 6(disz) sa szum2 [1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz)] gin2 i3
2. 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
3. u4# 6(disz)#-kam#
4. iti [...]
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. {d}nanna-du10
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ur-{d}szara2?
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. da-da
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. a-a-mu
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. [...]-x
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# naga#
8. ur-{d}x-x
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
10. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# naga#
11. ba-du-x
12. szunigin 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 4(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ninda
left
1. 1(u) 6(disz) sa szum2 [1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz)] gin2 i3
2. 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
3. u4# 6(disz)#-kam#
4. iti [...]
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):
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 804 messenger [ ])
- Language(s): Sumerian
-
primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 244
[d’Agostino2006UMTBM4] Agostino, Franco d’, and Janet Politi. 2006. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part Four (UMTBM 4). Nisaba 16. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 105972
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.--.06
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
 |
| 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 |
|
| 2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
|
|
| 2015-05-05 at 09:58:59 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
|
|
| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
|
|
| 2009-04-10 at 08:32:28 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
|
|
| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
|
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057900) (057900)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105972) (BM.105972)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-804) (W_1913-0416-804)
General Notes:
-
CDLI Notes:
-
Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 16, 244 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201895.
Nisaba 16, 244 artifact entry (No. P201895). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201895 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 16, 244 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201895 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-12]},
year = {2023},
month = {aug 19},
title = {Nisaba 16, 244 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P201895},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201895},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2023/8/19/ PY - 2023 ID - P201895 LB - CDLI:P201895 M1 - 2025/8/12/ TI - Nisaba 16, 244 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P201895 ER -