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Nisaba 16, 179 (P363093)

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 113811

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

23.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 9.0 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. u-bar
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. e-mul
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szu-{d}a-ba4-min
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. puzur4-esz18-dar
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. asz-hi-dingir
3. szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du
4. szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda
5. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 szum2
6. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3
7. szunigin 1(u) gin2 naga
8. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
9. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-ga2-ra
10. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-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): 23.0 high × 23.0 wide × 9.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 179

[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 113811
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.05.02.12 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	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
2018-06-30 at 08:44:27	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:45:25	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:03:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:54:08	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 (169614) (169614)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.113811) (BM.113811)
British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-560) (W_1919-0712-560)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 16, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363093.

Nisaba 16, 179 artifact entry (No. P363093). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363093 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 179 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363093 (Accessed: February 23, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363093},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 16, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363093.

Nisaba 16, 179 artifact entry (No. P363093). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363093 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 16, 179 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363093 (Accessed: February 23, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P363093},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P363093},
}

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