Nisaba 09, 156 (P208569)

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 108086

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of UN.IL2 who have worked on earth piling. Seal: Ur-{d}TUG2.AN-ka ds d. Ur-{d}Nin-su sa12-du5.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) ug3-IL2 u4 5(disz)-sze3
2. kab2-ku5 en-du8-du sahar si-ga
reverse
1. ugula szesz-kal-la
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu# us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan mu us2-sa-bi
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nam2-an-ka
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}nin-su
4. sa12-du5-ka?

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Record of UN.IL2 who have worked on earth piling. Seal: Ur-{d}TUG2.AN-ka ds d. Ur-{d}Nin-su sa12-du5.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P208569

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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 108086
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 2918

References

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 156

    [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
2016-07-28 at 15:43:03 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-07 at 14:06:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:30:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:38:31 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, 156 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208569.
Nisaba 09, 156 artifact entry (No. P208569). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208569 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 156 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208569 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208569},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 156 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208569.
Nisaba 09, 156 artifact entry (No. P208569). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208569 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 156 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208569 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208569},
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