Nisaba 09, 026 (P209097)

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 107951

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt of a lamb and barley received from Uåmu. 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. 1(disz) sila4
2. <ga> sze-a-da kux(KWU147)?-ra
3. ki usz-mu-ta
4. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5
  seal impression
2. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
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 a lamb and barley received from Uåmu. 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, 26

    [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 107951
  • Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 2783

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.01.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2019-12-07 at 11:49:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:33:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:40:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:42:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact 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 Artifact
“Nisaba 09, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209097.
Nisaba 09, 026 artifact entry (No. P209097). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209097 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 09, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209097 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209097},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209097},
}


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