Nisaba 03/1, 084 (P208822)
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 105785Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text, group G - 617 messenger 19 ri Huhnuri. Nu-hi-lum, Ti-e2-mah-ta)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
27.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 13.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du
2. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ninda lugal
3. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
4. sza3-gal ti-e2-mah-ta lu2-bil2-ga
reverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. nu-hi-lum
5. u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam
6. iti dal
some text moved to next line
7. mu hu-uh2-hu
obverse
1. 1(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du
2. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ninda lugal
3. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
4. sza3-gal ti-e2-mah-ta lu2-bil2-ga
reverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. nu-hi-lum
5. u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam
6. iti dal
some text moved to next line
7. mu hu-uh2-hu
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
- Measurements (mm): 27.0 high × 23.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G - 617 messenger 19 ri Huhnuri. Nu-hi-lum, Ti-e2-mah-ta)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 84
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 105785
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.05.19
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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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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| 2011-07-22 at 14:36:43 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:31:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:40:31 | 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 (057715) (057715)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105785) (BM.105785)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-617) (W_1913-0416-617)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208822.
Nisaba 03/1, 084 artifact entry (No. P208822). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208822 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 084 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208822 (Accessed: September 18, 2025).
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