Nisaba 03/1, 015 (P209044)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 105703Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text, group G - 535 messenger 26 szekinku ussa ma2 enki)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
31.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 15.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. inim-{d}nanna sukkal gaba-ta
5. [2(ban2)] kasz# 3(ban2) ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
6. [sza3-gal] kas4# gaba-ta
7. [giri3] inim#-{d}utu sukkal
8. [3(disz) sila3] kasz# 2(disz) sila3# [ninda]
reverse
1. [2(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2# [naga]
2. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
3. [a]-kal-la ka-us2#
4. [szunigin 5(disz)] sila3# kasz saga szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz
5. szunigin 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
6. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
7. szunigin 2(disz) ku6 szunigin 2(disz) sa szum2
8. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
9. iti sze-sag11-[ku5]
10. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. inim-{d}nanna sukkal gaba-ta
5. [2(ban2)] kasz# 3(ban2) ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
6. [sza3-gal] kas4# gaba-ta
7. [giri3] inim#-{d}utu sukkal
8. [3(disz) sila3] kasz# 2(disz) sila3# [ninda]
reverse
1. [2(disz)] gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2# [naga]
2. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
3. [a]-kal-la ka-us2#
4. [szunigin 5(disz)] sila3# kasz saga szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz
5. szunigin 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
6. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
7. szunigin 2(disz) ku6 szunigin 2(disz) sa szum2
8. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
9. iti sze-sag11-[ku5]
10. mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
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
- Measurements (mm): 31.0 high × 28.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G - 535 messenger 26 szekinku ussa ma2 enki)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 15
[Milone2003UMTBM2] Milone, Maria E., and Gabriella Spada. 2003. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part Two (UMTBM 2). Nisaba 3. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
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- Museum No.: BM 105703
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.01.26 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-01-01 at 17:16:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:37:04 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:32:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:42:18 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057637) (057637)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105703) (BM.105703)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-535) (W_1913-0416-535)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 015 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P209044.
Nisaba 03/1, 015 artifact entry (No. P209044). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209044 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209044 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).
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