Nisaba 03/1, 039 (P209306)

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 105731

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 563 messenger 1 lsi no year)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 14.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2#
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lu2-{d}sukkal-an-ka#?
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa [szum2]
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
6. du11-ga-mu#
7. 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda 8(disz) sa# [szum2]
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga]
9. dingir-dan x aga3-us2
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ab-ba-a
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa [szum2]
reverse
1. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. kur2 bu3-uz
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
4. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. ur-{d}nin-gal
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa# szum2#
7. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
8. ur-{d}nin#-[ti2]-ug5-ga#
9. szunigin 5(ban2) kasz 5(ban2) ninda 2(u) sa# szum2#
10. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3# 1(u) 4(disz)# gin2# naga#
11. u4 1(disz)-kam
12. iti {d}li9-si4

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
  • Measurements (mm): 27.0 high × 25.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 39

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 105731
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:34:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:44:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 03/1, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209306.
Nisaba 03/1, 039 artifact entry (No. P209306). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209306 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209306 (Accessed: March 21, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209306},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209306},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209306
LB  - CDLI:P209306
M1  - 2026/3/21/
TI  - Nisaba 03/1, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209306
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 03/1, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209306.
Nisaba 03/1, 039 artifact entry (No. P209306). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209306 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209306 (Accessed: March 21, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209306},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209306},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209306
LB  - CDLI:P209306
M1  - 2026/3/21/
TI  - Nisaba 03/1, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209306
ER  -
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