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Nisaba 16, 089 (P363003)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113721

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

25.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ze2-ze2
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ab-ba-a
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. a2-bi2-li2-a
10. 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
11. 1(u) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. {d}szul-gi-ha-si2-is
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. lu2-giri17-zal
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) <sa> szum2
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. {d}szul-gi-ra
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. lu2-{d}nansze KI#
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
9. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. ur-{d}ba-ba6
11. szunigin 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 5(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ninda 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 szum2
12. 1/2(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 6(disz) sa naga
13. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
left
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5

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): 25.0 high × 30.0 wide × 13.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 89

[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 113721
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.01.13
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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 09:55:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-05-05 at 09:58:53	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:03:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:53:32	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 (169524) (169524)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.113721) (BM.113721)
British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-470) (W_1919-0712-470)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 16, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363003.

Nisaba 16, 089 artifact entry (No. P363003). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363003 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 089 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363003 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363003},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363003},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 16, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363003.

Nisaba 16, 089 artifact entry (No. P363003). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363003 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 089 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363003 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363003},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363003},
}

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