Nisaba 09, 263 (P208926)

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 108205

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of fodder for the sheeps of the regular offerings of Åara)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) udu niga 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-ta
2. 2(ban2) 5(disz) duh saga
3. 3(ban2) 5(disz) duh du
4. u4! 3(u)-sze3
  blank space
5. szunigin 4(asz) sze gur
reverse
1. szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) dug saga gur
2. szunigin 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) duh du gur
3. sza3-gal udu niga sa2-du11 {d}szara2
4. giri3 a-lu5-lu5
5. iti {d}li9-si4
6. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Account of fodder for the sheeps of the regular offerings of Åara)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P208926

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 27.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 108205
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 3037

References

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 263

    [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 13:27:14 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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-08-17 at 13:12:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:36:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:32:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:41:16 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 Artifacts

“Nisaba 09, 263 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208926.
Nisaba 09, 263 artifact entry (No. P208926). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208926 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 263 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208926 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 09, 263 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P208926.
Nisaba 09, 263 artifact entry (No. P208926). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P208926 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 263 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P208926 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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