Nisaba 09, 312 (P202190)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 108257

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of oxen and fodder)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

25.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 10.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gu4 niga saga
2. 5(disz) sila3 sze-ta
3. 2(ban2) duh saga-ta
4. 2(disz) gu4 niga us2
5. 2(ban2) duh saga-ta
6. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. szunigin 4(barig) 5(ban2) sze
2. szunigin 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) duh saga gur
  blank space
3. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
4. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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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): 25.0 high × 24.0 wide × 10.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 9, 312

    [Molina2005Nisaba9] Molina, Manuel, and Marcos Such-Gutiérrez. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 9. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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  • Museum No.: BM 108257
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 3089

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.02.-- (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:33:19 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 312 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202190.
Nisaba 09, 312 artifact entry (No. P202190). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202190 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 312 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202190 (Accessed: September 6, 2025).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 312 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202190},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202190},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 312 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202190.
Nisaba 09, 312 artifact entry (No. P202190). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202190 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 312 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202190 (Accessed: September 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 312 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202190},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202190},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P202190
M1  - 2025/9/6/
TI  - Nisaba 09, 312 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202190
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