Nisaba 16, 063 (P362977)
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 113694Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
30.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 13.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. wa-wa-ti
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. szu-esz18-dar
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a2-bi2-lum
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. puzur4-{d}suen
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. a-hu-a
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ar-szi-ah
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. la-gi-ip
15. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. szu-ma-am3
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. kal-la-mu
3. 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) 4(ban2) zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
4. hu-ba-a
5. szunigin 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2)
6. szunigin 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 4(ban2) dabin szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 szum2
7. szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
8. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
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9. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
10. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 mu-ne-du3
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. wa-wa-ti
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. szu-esz18-dar
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a2-bi2-lum
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. puzur4-{d}suen
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. a-hu-a
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ar-szi-ah
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. la-gi-ip
15. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
16. szu-ma-am3
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. kal-la-mu
3. 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2) 4(ban2) zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
4. hu-ba-a
5. szunigin 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida du 3(ban2)
6. szunigin 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 4(ban2) dabin szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 szum2
7. szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
8. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
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9. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
10. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 30.0 high × 33.0 wide × 13.0 thick
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- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 63
[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 113694
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.08.28
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | 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 09:55:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-07-28 at 15:45:10 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-01-15 at 16:22:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-12-10 at 10:59:23 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:03:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:53:21 | 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 (169497) (169497)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.113694) (BM.113694)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-443) (W_1919-0712-443)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 16, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P362977.
Nisaba 16, 063 artifact entry (No. P362977). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P362977 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P362977 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
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