Nisaba 09, 118 (P208916)
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 108047Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Record of 68220 l of barley taken in charge by the governor in Saharu’u.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
2. sze gesz e3-a
3. e2 szu-szum2-ma
4. sza3 sahar-u2-u2-ka
5. giri3 lu2-{d}nanna
reverse
1. iti {d}dumu-zi
double ruling
2. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
2. sze gesz e3-a
3. e2 szu-szum2-ma
4. sza3 sahar-u2-u2-ka
5. giri3 lu2-{d}nanna
reverse
1. iti {d}dumu-zi
double ruling
2. 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 (Record of 68220 l of barley taken in charge by the governor in Saharu’u.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 9, 118
[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 108047
- Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 2879
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.12.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | 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 14:36:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:32:17 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:41:11 | 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 (060284) (060284)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.108047) (BM.108047)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-2879) (W_1913-0416-2879)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 09, 118 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208916.
Nisaba 09, 118 artifact entry (No. P208916). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208916 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 118 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208916 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).
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