Nisaba 16, 022 (P362936)

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 112794

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

20.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 11.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. ha-ba-lu5-ge2
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. {d}er3-ra-dan
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
10. 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
11. 1(u) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. al-la-mu
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lugal-ku3-zu
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. mar-tu-i3-sa6
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. da-da
10. szunigin 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda 1(u) 4(disz) sa szum2
11. 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 2(u)-kam
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2. iti min-esz3

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): 20.0 high × 26.0 wide × 11.0 thick
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  • primary: UMTBM 4 = Nisaba 16, 22

    [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 112794
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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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
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-15 at 09:43:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:53:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 16, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P362936.
Nisaba 16, 022 artifact entry (No. P362936). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P362936 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 16, 022 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P362936 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 16, 022 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P362936},
}

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