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Nisaba 09, 227 (P209023)

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 108165

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account of sheeps and fodder)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) udu niga saga
2. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze-ta
3. 1(disz) sila3 duh saga-ta
4. 3(disz) udu niga us2
5. 1(disz) sila3 sze-ta
reverse
1. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3
blank space
2. szunigin 8(asz) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur
3. szunigin 5(asz) 4(barig) duh saga gur
blank space
4. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-gar
5. mu# us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 27.0 high × 26.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Account of sheeps and fodder)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 9, 227

[Molina2005Nisaba9] Molina, Manuel, and Marcos Such-Gutiérrez. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 9. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 108165
Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 2997

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.02.29 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:37:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:32:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:42:05	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (060393) (060393)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.108165) (BM.108165)
British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-2997) (W_1913-0416-2997)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 09, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209023.

Nisaba 09, 227 artifact entry (No. P209023). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209023 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 09, 227 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209023 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209023},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 09, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209023.

Nisaba 09, 227 artifact entry (No. P209023). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209023 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 09, 227 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209023 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209023},
}

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