Nisaba 16, 018 (P362932)

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 112782

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

24.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. puzur4-esz18-dar
reverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. szu-{d}utu
5. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
6. iti min-esz3
left
1. mu hu-uh2-nu

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): 24.0 high × 27.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 18

    [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 112782
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.07.13
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2016-07-28 at 15:45:03 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:53:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 16, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P362932.
Nisaba 16, 018 artifact entry (No. P362932). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362932 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362932 (Accessed: May 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362932},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362932},
}


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