Nisaba 16, 241 (P209212)
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 105602Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text, group G)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 3(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
5. li-bur-be-li2
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda]
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
9. kal?-an-da-ni?
10. u4 2(u) 2(disz@t)-kam
11. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 3(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
5. li-bur-be-li2
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda]
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
9. kal?-an-da-ni?
10. u4 2(u) 2(disz@t)-kam
11. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
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 (messenger text, group G)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 241
[d’Agostino2006UMTBM4] Agostino, Franco d’, and Janet Politi. 2006. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part Four (UMTBM 4). Nisaba 16. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
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- Museum No.: BM 105602
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.03.22
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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 13:27:14 | 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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| 2015-05-05 at 09:58:58 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:37:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:48 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | 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 (057617) (057617)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105602) (BM.105602)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-434) (W_1913-0416-434)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 16, 241 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P209212.
Nisaba 16, 241 artifact entry (No. P209212). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209212 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 16, 241 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209212 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
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