Nisaba 09, 143 (P208540)

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 108072

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of male workers who have towed rafts to Nippur. Seal: Unken-ne2 ds d. Ur-{giå}gigir.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) gurusz
2. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3
3. nibru{ki}-sze3
4. ma2-la2-a gid2-da
5. giri3 ukken-ne2
reverse
1. ugula szesz-kal-la
2. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
3. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ukken-ne2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Record of male workers who have towed rafts to Nippur. Seal: Unken-ne2 ds d. Ur-{giå}gigir.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004330.1 (composite) (P533886) S004330.1 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P208540

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 108072
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 2904

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060309
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.108072
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-2904

References

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 143

    [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
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:30:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:38:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 09, 143 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208540.
Nisaba 09, 143 artifact entry (No. P208540). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208540 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 143 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208540 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208540},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 09, 143 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208540.
Nisaba 09, 143 artifact entry (No. P208540). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208540 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 143 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208540 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208540},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P208540
LB  - CDLI:P208540
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Nisaba 09, 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P208540
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