Nisaba 03/1, 197 (P201828)

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 105903

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text 735 messenger 23 diri åe-kin-ku5. Åa-la2-be-li2, Ur-∂Suen, Åu-dadad, Ur-dingir-ra, Ahuni, Ahuati)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 22.0 mm × 12.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. a-hi-lum
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. sza-lim-be-li2
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ur-{d}en-ki
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. szu-{d}iszkur
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ur-dingir-ra
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. a-bu-ni
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. a-hu-a-ti
10. szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 ninda 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2
11. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 1(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam

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 × 22.0 wide × 12.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 735 messenger 23 diri åe-kin-ku5. Åa-la2-be-li2, Ur-∂Suen, Åu-dadad, Ur-dingir-ra, Ahuni, Ahuati)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 197

    [Milone2003UMTBM2] Milone, Maria E., and Gabriella Spada. 2003. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part Two (UMTBM 2). Nisaba 3. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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  • Museum No.: BM 105903
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.01d.22 (intercalated)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:25:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:30:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 197 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201828.
Nisaba 03/1, 197 artifact entry (No. P201828). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201828 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 197 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201828 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/1, 197 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P201828},
}


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