Nisaba 22, 068 (P205878)

Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 019429

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub gid2-da
 en: xxx
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra
 en: xxx
4. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu {d}utu-bar-ra
 en: xxx
5. ur-bad3-ku-ra
 en: xxx
reverse
1. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su sukkal kas4
 en: xxx
2. u3 a-kal-la dumu
 en: xxx
3. ur-sa6-ga
 en: xxx
4. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
  blank space
5. mu en {d}inanna
 en: xxx
6. masz2-e i3-pa3
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P205878

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 019429
Accession Number 1895-10-14, 0077

External resources

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 68

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2015-05-06 at 08:20:13 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-24 at 21:12:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205878.
Nisaba 22, 068 artifact entry (No. P205878). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205878 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 22, 068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205878 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205878},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205878},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205878.
Nisaba 22, 068 artifact entry (No. P205878). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205878 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 22, 068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205878 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205878},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205878},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205878
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M1  - 2026/10/14/
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