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Nisaba 03/1, 054 (P208857)

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 105746

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 - 578 messenger 13 paue, Huhnuriki)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

25.0 mm × 22.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [x] sila3# kasz du 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. lu2-{d}nanna
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
reverse
1. ur-{d}isztaran
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. [1(disz)] ku6 1(disz) sa# szum2#
5. [x]-szim-[...]
6. [u4] 2(u) 3(disz)-[kam]
7. [iti pa4]-u2-e
left
1. [mu hu]-hu-nu-ri[{ki}]

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 25.0 high × 22.0 wide × 11.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G - 578 messenger 13 paue, Huhnuriki)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 54

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 105746
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.11.23
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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
2011-07-22 at 14:36:44	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:32:03	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:40:40	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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057677) (057677)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105746) (BM.105746)
The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-578) (W_1913-0416-578)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/1, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208857.

Nisaba 03/1, 054 artifact entry (No. P208857). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208857 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/1, 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208857 (Accessed: December 14, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208857},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/1, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P208857.

Nisaba 03/1, 054 artifact entry (No. P208857). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208857 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/1, 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208857 (Accessed: December 14, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208857},
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