Nisaba 16, 145 (P363059)
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 113777Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
27.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 12.0 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. szu-ma-ma
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. puzur4#-esz18-dar
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. hu-la-al
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. a-hu-szu-ni
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga a-KA
2. szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
3. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. u4 4(disz)-kam
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5. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
6. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. szu-ma-ma
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. puzur4#-esz18-dar
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. hu-la-al
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. a-hu-szu-ni
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga a-KA
2. szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
3. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. u4 4(disz)-kam
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5. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
6. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-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): 27.0 high × 27.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 145
[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 113777
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.10.04 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | 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 metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:55:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2016-07-28 at 15:45:18 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2016-01-18 at 09:28:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2014-12-10 at 10:59:26 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:03:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:53:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169580) (169580)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.113777) (BM.113777)
- British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-526) (W_1919-0712-526)
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Cite this Artifacts
“Nisaba 16, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363059.
Nisaba 16, 145 artifact entry (No. P363059). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363059 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 145 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363059 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).
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