Nisaba 09, 221 (P202168)

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 108158

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of reed baskets received by Urdumuzida from Åeåkala. Seal: Ur-{d}[Dumu-zi-da] d. Ir3?-[...] [ ] DIM2?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 9.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [x] {gi}gur 1(barig)-ta
2. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
3. mu dingir-dan-sze3
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
reverse
1. ib2-ra
2. mu bad3 ba-du3
seal 1
1. ur-{d}dumu-[zi-da]
2. dumu hul3#?-la-x aga3#-us2#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt of reed baskets received by Urdumuzida from Åeåkala. Seal: Ur-{d}[Dumu-zi-da] d. Ir3?-[...] [ ] DIM2?)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004862 (composite) (P457572) S004862 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202168

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 9.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 108158
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 2990

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060387
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.108158
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-2990

References

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 221

    [Molina2005Nisaba9] Molina, Manuel, and Marcos Such-Gutiérrez. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 9. 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
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:39:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:33:04 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 09, 221 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202168.
Nisaba 09, 221 artifact entry (No. P202168). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202168 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 221 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202168 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202168},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 221 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202168.
Nisaba 09, 221 artifact entry (No. P202168). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202168 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 221 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202168 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202168},
}


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PY  - 2023
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TI  - Nisaba 09, 221 artifact entry
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