Nisaba 16, 026 (P362940)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113657

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

31.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. szar-ru-ba-ni
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. lugal-a2-zi-da
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. i-di3-a
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. la-gi-ip
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. a-da-lal3
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. na-silim
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 2(disz)! gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. ur-{d}da-mu
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. a-bi2-a
4. szunigin 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 szum2 [szunigin] 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
6. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
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7. iti min-esz3
8. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra na-ru2-a-mah mu-ne-du3

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): 31.0 high × 37.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 26

[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 113657
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.07.11
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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
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:55:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2016-01-15 at 12:07:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2014-12-10 at 10:59:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:03:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:53:06	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169460) (169460)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.113657) (BM.113657)
British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-406) (W_1919-0712-406)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 16, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362940.

Nisaba 16, 026 artifact entry (No. P362940). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362940 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362940 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362940},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 16, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362940.

Nisaba 16, 026 artifact entry (No. P362940). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362940 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362940 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362940},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362940},
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