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Nisaba 03/1, 051 (P209244)

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 105743

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 575 sukkal, IS 1)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz)] u-bar
2. 1(disz) nam-ha-[ni]
3. 1(disz) NE-[x]
4. 1(disz) a-hu-a
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
6. 1(disz) du-du
7. 1(disz) ba-za-za
8. 1(disz) an-ne2
9. 1(disz) a-da-lal3
10. 1(disz) i-szar-dingir
11. 3(disz)# sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
12. [1(disz)] hu-ba
13. [1(disz)] szu-{d}utu
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga-ta
3. szunigin 3(ban2) kasz saga 6(disz) sila3 kasz
4. szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 1(disz) sila3 szum2
5. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3
6. [szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz)] gin2 naga
rest broken

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): 27.0 high × 25.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 575 sukkal, IS 1)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 51

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 105743
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:37:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:33:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-01-03 at 20:43:48	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057674) (057674)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105743) (BM.105743)
British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-575) (W_1913-0416-575)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 03/1, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209244.

Nisaba 03/1, 051 artifact entry (No. P209244). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209244 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/1, 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209244 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209244},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209244},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 03/1, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209244.

Nisaba 03/1, 051 artifact entry (No. P209244). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209244 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/1, 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209244 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209244},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209244},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/28/
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