Nisaba 09, 050 (P208896)
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 107976Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Assignment of male workers to two fields for cutting camel thorn.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) gurusz {gesz}dih3 ku5-ra2 1(u) sar-ta
2. GAN2 ha-an-da
3. ugula lu2-giri17-zal
4. 6(disz) gurusz {gesz}dih3 ku5-ra2 1(u) sar-ta
5. GAN2 ur-{d}nin-su
reverse
1. ugula da-du-mu
2. a-sza3 GAN2# ur-gu
3. u4 1(u)-kam
4. iti min3-esz3
blank space
5. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
obverse
1. 8(disz) gurusz {gesz}dih3 ku5-ra2 1(u) sar-ta
2. GAN2 ha-an-da
3. ugula lu2-giri17-zal
4. 6(disz) gurusz {gesz}dih3 ku5-ra2 1(u) sar-ta
5. GAN2 ur-{d}nin-su
reverse
1. ugula da-du-mu
2. a-sza3 GAN2# ur-gu
3. u4 1(u)-kam
4. iti min3-esz3
blank space
5. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
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 (Assignment of male workers to two fields for cutting camel thorn.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 9, 50
[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 107976
- Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 2808
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.07.10
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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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| 2013-08-17 at 13:12:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:36:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:32:13 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:40:59 | 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 (060216) (060216)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.107976) (BM.107976)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-2808) (W_1913-0416-2808)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 09, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208896.
Nisaba 09, 050 artifact entry (No. P208896). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208896 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208896 (Accessed: December 6, 2025).
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