Nisaba 16, 040 (P362954)

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 113671

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

30.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. la-ba-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. hu-la-al
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. a-bu-um-i3-lum
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ku-da-num2
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. szu-isz-ha-ra
16. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
17. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
18. {gesz}kin2-na-i3-sa6
19. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
20. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
21. ur-{d}nin-sun2#?
22. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
23. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. a-ki-a
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. ur-{d}lamma
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. lu2-giri17-zal
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. a-tu
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
12. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
13. ab-ba-gi-na#
14. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
15. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. la-a-a
17. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 4(ban2) [2(disz) sila3] kasz du
18. szunigin 5(ban2) <3(disz) sila3> ninda szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
19. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 la2 1(disz@t) gin2 i3 szunigin [1/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2] naga
20. iti dal u4 1(disz)-kam
21. mu us2-sa ma2 [{d}en-ki] ba-ab-du8

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): 30.0 high × 40.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 40

[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 113671
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.05.01 (us2 year)
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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 09:55:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-05-05 at 09:58:52	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:03:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:53:15	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 (169474) (169474)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.113671) (BM.113671)
British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-420) (W_1919-0712-420)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 16, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362954.

Nisaba 16, 040 artifact entry (No. P362954). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362954 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362954 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	title = {Nisaba 16, 040 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362954},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 16, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362954.

Nisaba 16, 040 artifact entry (No. P362954). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362954 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362954 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P362954},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P362954},
}

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