Nisaba 16, 012 (P362926)
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 112702Period
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
28.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 14.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. da-da gaba-ta
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. nig2-{d}ba-ba6 gaba-ta
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. ha-la-sza ka-us2
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
6. szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz 6(disz) sila3 ninda
7. szunigin 3(disz) ku6 szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2
8. u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
9. iti pa4-u2-e
10. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. da-da gaba-ta
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
8. nig2-{d}ba-ba6 gaba-ta
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. ha-la-sza ka-us2
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
6. szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz 6(disz) sila3 ninda
7. szunigin 3(disz) ku6 szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2
8. u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
9. iti pa4-u2-e
10. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
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): 28.0 high × 32.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 12
[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 112702
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.11.27
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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 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-01-19 at 08:56:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:03:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:53:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (168810) (168810)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.112702) (BM.112702)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-2768) (W_1914-0404-2768)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 16, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P362926.
Nisaba 16, 012 artifact entry (No. P362926). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362926 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362926 (Accessed: January 10, 2026).
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