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Nisaba 16, 020 (P362934)

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 112792

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

23.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

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. nu-ur2-i3-li2
reverse
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. nu-hi-dingir
5. u4 2(disz)-kam
6. iti dal
left
1. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul

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

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 20

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 112792
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.05.02
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Revisions and credits

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

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169779) (169779)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.112792) (BM.112792)
The British Museum Collection (W_1914-0404-2858) (W_1914-0404-2858)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P362934.

Nisaba 16, 020 artifact entry (No. P362934). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362934 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362934 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362934},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362934},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 16, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P362934.

Nisaba 16, 020 artifact entry (No. P362934). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362934 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362934 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).

@misc{2024Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362934},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362934},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P362934
LB  - CDLI:P362934
M1  - 2026/1/17/
TI  - Nisaba 16, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P362934
ER  -