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Nisaba 03/1, 036 (P208829)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 105728

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 - 560 messenger 20 szunumun Huhnuri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

25.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) kasz saga
2. 2(ban2) zi3-gu
3. 2(ban2) dabin
4. 1(disz) udu
5. inim-{d}nanna dumu-lugal
6. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
reverse
1. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
2. 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. szar-ru-ba-ni
5. u4 2(u)-kam
6. iti szu-numun
7. mu hu-uh2-ri{ki} ba-hul

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 25.0 high × 23.0 wide × 11.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G - 560 messenger 20 szunumun Huhnuri)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 36

[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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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 105728
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.06.20
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2014-10-07 at 08:47:48	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2014-10-07 at 08:30:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:36:43	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:32:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:40:33	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
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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“Nisaba 03/1, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208829.

Nisaba 03/1, 036 artifact entry (No. P208829). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208829 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/1, 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208829 (Accessed: May 24, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208829},
}

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“Nisaba 03/1, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208829.

Nisaba 03/1, 036 artifact entry (No. P208829). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208829 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/1, 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208829 (Accessed: May 24, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208829},
}

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