Nisaba 09, 334 (P202365)

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 108281

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of rations)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

25.0 mm × 20.0 mm × 10.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) nam
2. 4(disz) sila3 lu2 kin-gi4-<a>
3. 2(disz) sila3 lu2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
4. 3(disz) sila3 puzur4-ha-li2
5. 3(disz) sila3 gudu4 lugal-e11-e
6. 2(disz) sila3 lu2 ur-gu2-de3-na
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 aga3-us2
2. 5(disz) sila3 szesz-kal-la sagi
3. 3(disz) sila3 hur-sag-e-du7
4. 7(disz) sila3 ur-{d}nin-tu
5. 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
6. 2(disz) sila3 sze udul2
7. szunigin 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga
8. szunigin 1(barig) 3(ban2) la2 2(disz) sila3 zi3
left
1. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 25.0 high × 20.0 wide × 10.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 9, 334

    [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 108281
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 3113

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-21 at 17:47:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Lafont, Bertrand Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2016-07-28 at 15:43:03 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:33:33 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, 334 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202365.
Nisaba 09, 334 artifact entry (No. P202365). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202365 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 334 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202365 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 334 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202365},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202365},
}


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TI  - Nisaba 09, 334 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 334 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202365.
Nisaba 09, 334 artifact entry (No. P202365). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202365 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 334 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202365 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 334 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202365},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202365},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202365
LB  - CDLI:P202365
M1  - 2025/9/4/
TI  - Nisaba 09, 334 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202365
ER  -
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