Nisaba 09, 098 (P209012)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 108027

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of 2 sheeps received from Ur-Dumuzida. Seal: {d}Åu-{d}Suen lugal-kal-ga lugal Uri5{ki}-ma lugal {d}Ub-da-limmu2-ba / A-a-kal-la ensi2 Umma{ki} arad2-zu.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu
2. zi-ga
3. ki ur-{d}dumu-zi-da-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ensi2
2. iti nesag
  seal impression
3. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Receipt of 2 sheeps received from Ur-Dumuzida. Seal: {d}Åu-{d}Suen lugal-kal-ga lugal Uri5{ki}-ma lugal {d}Ub-da-limmu2-ba / A-a-kal-la ensi2 Umma{ki} arad2-zu.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 98

    [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 108027
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 2859

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.04.00
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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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:32:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:40:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:41:59 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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 09, 098 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209012.
Nisaba 09, 098 artifact entry (No. P209012). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209012 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 098 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209012 (Accessed: March 14, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209012},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209012
LB  - CDLI:P209012
M1  - 2026/3/14/
TI  - Nisaba 09, 098 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 09, 098 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209012.
Nisaba 09, 098 artifact entry (No. P209012). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209012 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 098 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209012 (Accessed: March 14, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209012},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209012
LB  - CDLI:P209012
M1  - 2026/3/14/
TI  - Nisaba 09, 098 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209012
ER  -
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