Nisaba 09, 068 (P208705)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 107995Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Donation of mats, sieves and baskets.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {gi}kid titab2 esir2 su-ba
2. ki-la2-bi 1(u) gin2
3. 2(disz) {gi}su7-su7
4. 2(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim dabin
5. 1(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim us2
6. 1(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim nig2-ar3-ra su-ba
7. 2(disz) {gi}ba-an-du8-du8
8. 1(disz) {gi}da-ha-ba-asz2-tum
reverse
1. 1(disz) {gi}gur-sal4-la esir2# su-ba
2. 1(disz) {gi}mun#-mun-bi
3. kin esir2# [su]-ba
4. nig2-dab5 gir13-gesz{ki}
5. x [...] x KU
6. [...]
7. mu gu#-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
obverse
1. 1(disz) {gi}kid titab2 esir2 su-ba
2. ki-la2-bi 1(u) gin2
3. 2(disz) {gi}su7-su7
4. 2(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim dabin
5. 1(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim us2
6. 1(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim nig2-ar3-ra su-ba
7. 2(disz) {gi}ba-an-du8-du8
8. 1(disz) {gi}da-ha-ba-asz2-tum
reverse
1. 1(disz) {gi}gur-sal4-la esir2# su-ba
2. 1(disz) {gi}mun#-mun-bi
3. kin esir2# [su]-ba
4. nig2-dab5 gir13-gesz{ki}
5. x [...] x KU
6. [...]
7. mu gu#-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Donation of mats, sieves and baskets.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 9, 68
[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 107995
- Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 2827
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.--.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2018-08-21 at 11:11:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:36:35 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:31:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:39:47 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (060234) (060234)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.107995) (BM.107995)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-2827) (W_1913-0416-2827)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 09, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208705.
Nisaba 09, 068 artifact entry (No. P208705). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208705 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208705 (Accessed: November 14, 2025).
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