Nisaba 16, 187 (P363101)
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 113819Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
26.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 10.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) an-ne2-ki-mu
2. 1(disz) [...]-mu
3. 1(disz) lugal-an-ne2
4. 1(disz) puzur4-i3-li2
5. 1(disz) [...]
6. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
7. 1(disz) a-da-lal3
8. sukkal-me-esz2
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze
10. 1(disz) kal-la-mu
11. 1(disz) ta#?-x
12. 1(disz) x-nu-um
13. 1(disz) [...]
14. lu2 maszkim#-me-esz2
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2 ($ blank space $)
2. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda lu2-gi-na#
3. szunigin 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) kasz du
4. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ninda saga? szunigin 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ninda du
5. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
6. szunigin [1/3(disz)] sila3 naga szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
7. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
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8. iti {d}li9-si4
9. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
obverse
1. 1(disz) an-ne2-ki-mu
2. 1(disz) [...]-mu
3. 1(disz) lugal-an-ne2
4. 1(disz) puzur4-i3-li2
5. 1(disz) [...]
6. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
7. 1(disz) a-da-lal3
8. sukkal-me-esz2
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze
10. 1(disz) kal-la-mu
11. 1(disz) ta#?-x
12. 1(disz) x-nu-um
13. 1(disz) [...]
14. lu2 maszkim#-me-esz2
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 5(disz) gin2 szum2 ($ blank space $)
2. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda lu2-gi-na#
3. szunigin 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 1(ban2) kasz du
4. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 ninda saga? szunigin 3(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ninda du
5. szunigin 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
6. szunigin [1/3(disz)] sila3 naga szunigin 1(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
7. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
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8. iti {d}li9-si4
9. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
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): 26.0 high × 29.0 wide × 10.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 187
[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 113819
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.09.15
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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 09:55:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-07-28 at 15:45:26 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-12-14 at 16:33:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 09:58:57 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:03:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:54:11 | 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 (169622) (169622)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.113819) (BM.113819)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-568) (W_1919-0712-568)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 16, 187 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P363101.
Nisaba 16, 187 artifact entry (No. P363101). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P363101 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 187 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P363101 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
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