Nisaba 03/1, 018 (P208819)

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 105708

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G - 540 mesenger 12 ri Huhnuri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. szu-{d}iszkur
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
2. i-pa2-li2#-is
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
6. i-di3-{d}iszkur
7. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
8. iti dal
left
1. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba#-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G - 540 mesenger 12 ri Huhnuri)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P208819

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 11.0 mm
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 105708
Accession Number

References

  • primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 18

    [Milone2003UMTBM2] Milone, Maria E., and Gabriella Spada. 2003. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part Two (UMTBM 2). Nisaba 3. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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
2011-07-22 at 14:36:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:31:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:40:29 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 03/1, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208819.
Nisaba 03/1, 018 artifact entry (No. P208819). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208819 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208819 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 03/1, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208819.
Nisaba 03/1, 018 artifact entry (No. P208819). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208819 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208819 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208819},
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