Nisaba 03/2, 35 (P202112)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 102139

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) sila3 [...]
2. 1(disz) gin2 i3 [...]
3. lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu#-[la]
4. szi#-ma#-asz#-gi4{ki#}-[x] gen-na#
5. 5(disz) sila3# kasz# 3(disz)# sila3# ninda
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 2(disz) zi3# [...] 2(disz) gin2 i3
8. ur-kisal tug2 lugal-sze3 gen-na
9. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) zi3-gu# 1(disz) gin2 i3
10. da-a-x [...] x x
11. 2(disz)# sila3 kasz [...]
12. 2(disz)# gin2# i3#
13. aga3#-us2# lugal# x [...]
14. 1(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
15. [...] gin2 i3
16. ur-{d}szul-gi-ta#
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. a-hu-ba#-qar sukkal
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. ki-ur5-sa6 mar-tu
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. [...] gin2 i3
9. [...] mar#-tu
10. 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) zi3 1(ban2) sila3 i3
11. elam agrig-x-[(x)]-me?
12. giri3# lu2#-{d#}utu#
13. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
14. 2(disz) gin2 i3
15. a-la-a
16. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
17. 2(disz) gin2 i3
18. nu#-ur2#-i3-li2
19. [...]
20. szu [...]
21. 1(disz) DU ba x
left
1. u4 3(disz)-kam
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2. iti sze-il2-la

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 3/2, 35

    [Capitani2003Nisaba3] Capitani, Maria M. 2003. Girsu Messenger Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 3. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    UR III

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 102139
  • Accession No.: 1906-05-12, 0060

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-12-24 at 16:23:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:32:56 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 03/2, 35 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202112.
Nisaba 03/2, 35 artifact entry (No. P202112). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202112 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/2, 35 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202112 (Accessed: April 5, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202112},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 03/2, 35 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202112.
Nisaba 03/2, 35 artifact entry (No. P202112). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202112 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/2, 35 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202112 (Accessed: April 5, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202112},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202112
LB  - CDLI:P202112
M1  - 2026/4/5/
TI  - Nisaba 03/2, 35 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202112
ER  -
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