Nisaba 09, 291 (P202185)

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 108235

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of cattle)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

29.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 10.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila4 bar-gal2
2. giri3 lugal-he2-gal2
3. 1(u) sila4 bar-gal2
4. giri3 s,il2-la-szu(MI)
5. sila4 udu-lah5
reverse
1. ur-e11-e i3-dab5
2. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt of cattle)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202185

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 29.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 10.0 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 108235
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 3067

References

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 291

    [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 13:32:21 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
2011-07-22 at 14:34:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:33:16 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, 291 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202185.
Nisaba 09, 291 artifact entry (No. P202185). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202185 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 291 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202185 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202185},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 291 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202185.
Nisaba 09, 291 artifact entry (No. P202185). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202185 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 291 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202185 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202185},
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