Nisaba 09, 256 (P209021)

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 108196

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of flour received by the ensi from Uråulpa´e)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

29.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 9.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 esza
2. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
3. kab2#-ku5 dub-la2 {d}utu-sze3
4. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
  blank space
2. mu ma2 {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt of flour received by the ensi from Uråulpa´e)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209021

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 29.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 9.0 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 108196
Accession Number 1913-04-16, 3028

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060422
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.108196
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1913-0416-3028

References

  • primary: Nisaba 9, 256

    [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
2013-08-17 at 13:12:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:32:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:40:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:42:04 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 Artifacts

“Nisaba 09, 256 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209021.
Nisaba 09, 256 artifact entry (No. P209021). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209021 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 256 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209021 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209021},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 09, 256 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209021.
Nisaba 09, 256 artifact entry (No. P209021). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209021 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 256 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209021 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209021},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209021},
}


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