Nisaba 07, 18 (P283822)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 021485

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 sze-gesz e3-a
3. 4(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur la2-ia3 kiszib3 gur-ra zu-a
4. szunigin 5(u)# 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 5(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
7. mu diri i3-dub-ba-ke4
8. ib2-il2-la-sze3
reverse
1. ba-a-zi
2. giri3 lu2-sa6-ga dumu ur-nigar{gar}
3. ba-zi dumu na-silim maszkim
  blank space
4. nig2-ka9-ak
5. szabra-e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
6. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283822

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 58.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 22.0 mm
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 021485
Accession Number 1895-03-30, 0151

External resources

References

  • primary: Nisaba 7, 18

    [dAgostino2005Nisaba7] Agostino, Franco d’, and Francesco Pomponio. 2005. Ša₃-Bi-Ta Texts from Girsu Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 7. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    barley - la2-ia3, kiszib, tum-il3-la-sze3 ba-a-zi, nig2-ka9-aka


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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:40:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-11-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 07, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283822.
Nisaba 07, 18 artifact entry (No. P283822). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283822 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283822 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283822},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 07, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283822.
Nisaba 07, 18 artifact entry (No. P283822). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283822 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283822 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283822},
}

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