Nisaba 03/1, 006 (P209070)

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 105692

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 524 messenger 3 sekinku ussa simanum)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) [sila3] ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# [naga]
3. 1(disz) sa [szum2]
4. ip#-qu2-sza sukkal# [gaba]-ta#
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) [sila3] ninda#
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# naga#
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. szu-{d}utu ka-us2-sa2
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda]
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3# 2(disz) gin2# naga#
3. 1(disz) sa [szum2]
4. x-x-[...]
  (encrustations)
5. u4 4(disz)#-kam# iti# [...]
6. mu us2-sa si#-ma-num2#{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text 524 messenger 3 sekinku ussa simanum)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P209070

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 105692
Accession Number

References

  • primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 6

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2011-07-22 at 14:37:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:33:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:42:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/1, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209070.
Nisaba 03/1, 006 artifact entry (No. P209070). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209070 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209070 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209070},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209070},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/1, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209070.
Nisaba 03/1, 006 artifact entry (No. P209070). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209070 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209070 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209070},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209070},
}

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