Nisaba 09, 131 (P208907)

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 108060

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of 300 l of barley seed from ki-su7-gu-la a-åa3 la2-mah, received from Lu-Åulgira. Seal: Ur-{d}Åul-pa-e3 d. Ur-{d}[Iåtaran lu2 udu-niga.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze-numun gur
2. ki-su7 gu-la a-sza3 la2-mah-ta
3. ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
2. iti {d}li9-si4
  seal impression
3. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-[{d}szul-pa-e3]
2. dumu ur-{d}[isztaran]
3. lu2 udu [niga]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt of 300 l of barley seed from ki-su7-gu-la a-åa3 la2-mah, received from Lu-Åulgira. Seal: Ur-{d}Åul-pa-e3 d. Ur-{d}[Iåtaran lu2 udu-niga.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005420 (composite) (P458130) S005420 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P208907

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 108060
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 2892

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060297
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.108060
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-2892

References

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 131

    [Molina2005Nisaba9] Molina, Manuel, and Marcos Such-Gutiérrez. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 9. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:32:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:39:47 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:41:04 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 Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208907.
Nisaba 09, 131 artifact entry (No. P208907). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208907 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 131 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208907 (Accessed: June 12, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 131 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208907},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208907.
Nisaba 09, 131 artifact entry (No. P208907). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208907 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 131 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208907 (Accessed: June 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208907},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P208907
LB  - CDLI:P208907
M1  - 2026/6/12/
TI  - Nisaba 09, 131 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P208907
ER  -
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