Nisaba 22, 052 (P316273)

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 015069

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, bread and oil issued to 3 messengers and 1 carter travelling tu Ur. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 4(disz) gin2 i3
4. lu2-banda3{da}
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 3(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 4(disz) gin2 i3
8. puzur4-[...]
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz#
2. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 4(disz) gin2 i3
4. am#-am lu2 kas4
5. [n] sila3# kasz
6. 6(disz)# sila3# ninda
7. 4(disz)# gin2 i3
8. a-pi5-la-ti lu2-{gesz}tukul-gu-la
9. uri5{ki}-sze3 gen-na
10. zi-ga
  some text moved to next line
11. iti sze-il2-la
left
1. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu#-hul

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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
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, bread and oil issued to 3 messengers and 1 carter travelling tu Ur. (CBT 1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Nisaba 22, 52

    [Notizia2009Nisaba22] Notizia, Palmiro. 2009. I Testi Dei Messageri Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur. Nisaba 22. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 15069

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo H. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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  • Museum No.: BM 015069
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-08, 0264

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.12.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:45:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-24 at 16:26:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-06-24 at 21:12:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 22, 052 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316273.
Nisaba 22, 052 artifact entry (No. P316273). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316273 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 052 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316273 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316273},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316273},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 22, 052 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316273.
Nisaba 22, 052 artifact entry (No. P316273). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316273 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 052 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316273 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316273},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316273},
}

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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/6/
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