Nisaba 09, 307 (P202192)

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 108251

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Contirbution (bal) of different products)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 9.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) sila3 i3-nun ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze
2. 2(ban2) {gesz}haszhur had2
  erasure over ku3-bi 3(disz)(+x) sze
3. 5(ban2) {gesz}ge6-par4 had2 ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2
4. ku3-ta sa10-a
5. e2 {d}utu-GIR2@g-gal-ta
6. zi-ga bala-a
reverse
1. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
2. ugu2 lu2-kal-la ga2-ga2-dam
3. ku3-bi ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ke4 su-su-dam
4. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Contirbution (bal) of different products)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202192

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 27.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 9.0 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 108251
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 3083

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060473
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.108251
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 4024
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-3083

References

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 307

    [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 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2018-03-23 at 19:18:40 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-04-17 at 14:30:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:33:21 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, 307 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202192.
Nisaba 09, 307 artifact entry (No. P202192). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202192 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 307 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202192 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 307 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202192},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 307 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202192.
Nisaba 09, 307 artifact entry (No. P202192). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202192 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 307 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202192 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 307 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202192},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202192
LB  - CDLI:P202192
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - Nisaba 09, 307 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202192
ER  -
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