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Nisaba 16, 171 (P363085)

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 113803

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

24.0 mm × 26.0 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. ad-da
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. e-s,ur-i3-li2
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. la-gi-ip
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. a-da-lal3
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. ur-{d}suen
2. szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) gin2 naga
4. u4 7(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
5. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
6. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5?{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-i3-di3-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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 24.0 high × 26.0 wide × 12.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 171

[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 113803
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.03.07 (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	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:12	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-01-05 at 16:43:24	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2014-12-10 at 10:59:27	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 15:03:54	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:54:05	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169606) (169606)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.113803) (BM.113803)
The British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-552) (W_1919-0712-552)

Notes

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“Nisaba 16, 171 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363085.

Nisaba 16, 171 artifact entry (No. P363085). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363085 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 171 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363085 (Accessed: July 14, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363085},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363085},
}

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“Nisaba 16, 171 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363085.

Nisaba 16, 171 artifact entry (No. P363085). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363085 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 171 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363085 (Accessed: July 14, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 171 artifact entry},
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}

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