Nisaba 09, 209 (P208921)

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 108144

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of barley for captives. Seal: Ur-{d}Åara2 ds d.Gu2-u3-[DIB])

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) sze-ba he2-dab5 <{gesz}>tukul-e dab5-ba
2. ki ka-guru7-ta
3. ur-{d}szara2
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti sze-sag-ku5
  seal impression
2. mu us2-sa hu-uh2-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu gu2!-u3-dib

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt of barley for captives. Seal: Ur-{d}Åara2 ds d.Gu2-u3-[DIB])
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 005349 (composite) (P458059) S005349 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P208921

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 12.0 mm
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 108144
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 2976

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060375
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.108144
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-2976

References

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 209

    [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
2022-02-10 at 14:43:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:32:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:41:14 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, 209 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208921.
Nisaba 09, 209 artifact entry (No. P208921). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208921 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 209 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208921 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208921},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 09, 209 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208921.
Nisaba 09, 209 artifact entry (No. P208921). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208921 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 209 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208921 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P208921},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P208921},
}


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