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Nisaba 09, 317 (P209192)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 108263

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Rations for 15 messengers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 8.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) nu-ur2-i3-li2
2. 1(disz) ba-a-a
3. 1(disz) a-hu-ni
4. 1(disz) kal-la-mu
5. 1(disz) szu-esz18-dar
6. 1(disz) du-du
7. 1(disz) la-a-a
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
9. 1(disz) i-di3-a
10. 1(disz) da-da#
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3# [ninda-ta]
reverse
1. 1(disz) suhusz-gi
2. 1(disz) tab-be-li2
3. 1(disz) ad-da-kal-la
4. 1(disz) lu2-eridu{ki}
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
6. 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. szunigin 3(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz
8. szunigin 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 szum2
9. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 i3
10. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 naga
11. u4 1(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
12. iti sze-sag11-ku5
13. mu {d}i-bi2-{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): 26.0 high × 24.0 wide × 8.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text Rations for 15 messengers)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 9, 317

[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 108263
Accession No.: 1913-04-16, 3095

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.01.01
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-01-01 at 17:25:21	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:37:31	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:33:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:43:28	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
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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“Nisaba 09, 317 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209192.

Nisaba 09, 317 artifact entry (No. P209192). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209192 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 09, 317 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209192 (Accessed: June 28, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209192},
}

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“Nisaba 09, 317 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209192.

Nisaba 09, 317 artifact entry (No. P209192). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209192 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 09, 317 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209192 (Accessed: June 28, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 09, 317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209192},
}

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