Nisaba 09, 287 (P202193)

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 108231

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of barley for rations for zag-mu-didli)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 10.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze-ba za3-mu
2. igi-{d}szara2-sze3
3. 1(barig) a2#-ni-ta
4. 1(barig) u2-li
5. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
6. 1(barig) ur-ab-ba
7. 4(ban2) ur-{d}nin-tu
reverse
  blank space
1. sze-ba za3-mu didli
2. ki-su7 uku2-nu-ti-ta
3. iti {d}li9-si4
4. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Account of barley for rations for zag-mu-didli)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202193

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 24.0 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 108231
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 3063

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060453
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.108231
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-3063

References

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 287

    [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
2013-08-17 at 13:12:11 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 11:26:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:33:22 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, 287 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202193.
Nisaba 09, 287 artifact entry (No. P202193). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202193 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 287 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202193 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202193},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 287 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202193.
Nisaba 09, 287 artifact entry (No. P202193). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202193 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 287 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202193 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202193},
}


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