Nisaba 07, 27 (P283831)

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 023698

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

109.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 5(disz)# sila3 sze gur lugal
2. [...]-szum2-ma
3. [...] n 1(barig) sze gur
4. [...]-{d}nin-urta
5. [n] 5(asz)# 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6. sze iri-sa12-rig7{ki}
7. 3(barig) sze ki lugal-ezem-ta
8. 1(asz) 2(barig) kasz dida du gur
9. ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6-ta
10. 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze
11. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-silim-ta
12. 3(barig) SZIM du
13. ki ur-{gesz}gigir-ta
14. 1(asz) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
15. ma2# ur-{gesz#}gigir#-ta
16. 1(asz) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
17. ma2 ma2-gur8-re-ta
18. 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga
19. ma2 ur-{d}isztaran-ta
20. 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ba guru7-a diri# iti 5(disz)-kam
21. [n] 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze kiszib3#? ur-{d}dumu-<zi?>
22. 1(asz) 2(barig) sze giri3# ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-<ba6>
23. a2# ma2 hun-ga2
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
2. sze bala-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
3. szunigin 3(barig) SZIM du
4. sza3 suhur-bi 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
5. szunigin 1(asz) 2(barig) kasz dida du gur
6. kasz bala-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2)
7. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur
8. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 5(u)#? [n] 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
9. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
12. [kiszib3?] ur-{d}szusz3#-{d}ba-ba6
13. [n] 2(ban2)# kasz saga gur
  n lines broken
14'. 1(barig) 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra# [du]
15'. 1(barig) kasz du#?
16'. kiszib3 ur-mes dumu nin-[a2-zi]-da#
17'. 3(asz) sze gur kiszib3 ur-{d}isztaran
18'. 3(barig) sze 4(barig) munu4 si-e3 1(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du kiszib3 nu-tuku
19'. en hun-ga2
20'. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
21'. 1(barig) gu-gu-a
22'. 1(ban2) ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} dumu-ni
23'. 1(barig) he2?!-dab5
24'. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu-ni
25'. 4(ban2) ur-gu2-en-na
26'. 3(ban2) nin-geszkim-zi#
27'. 2(ban2) esz3-ta-szu#?-sa6 dumu-ni
28'. 3(ban2) me-tesz2-sze3
29'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-sag-ub3{ki#} dumu-ni
30'. 3(ban2) e2-hi-li
31'. ($ blank space $) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur iti# 1(disz)-kam#
32'. iti mu-szu-du8!-ta
33'. iti GAN2-masz-sze3
34'. iti# 5(disz)-kam
  blank space
35'. [x x?]-ba#-ba-kam
36'. [...] 1(barig) 2(ban2)
37'. [...] saga
38'. [...]-ta
  rest broken
column 3
1. [kiszib3?] ur-nigar{gar#}
2. 1(asz)# 3(barig) kasz saga gur
3. 1(asz) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
5. 1(asz) kasz saga# gur
6. kiszib3 ur-mes dumu nam#?-ha-ni
7. 2(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du gur#
8. kiszib3 ur-ga2-nun
9. 4(barig) 1(ban2) kasz saga
10. 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
11. kiszib3 lugal-u2-szim-e
12. 4(ban2) kasz saga kiszib3 lugal-i3-sa6
13. 3(asz) kasz du gur
14. kiszib3# nam-ha-ni dumu hu#-wa-wa
15. 6(asz) kasz saga gur
16. 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du gur
17. 1(barig) 1(ban2) ba-ba munu4
18. 1(barig) SZIM saga
19. kiszib3 lu2-me-lam2
20. 2(ban2) kasz saga kiszib3 ur-al-la
21. 4(ban2) kasz saga kiszib3 ur-nig2
22. 3(ban2)# kasz saga kiszib3 nu-tuku ka kasz a2-ki-ti
23. 3(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du kiszib3 nu-tuku ka kasz du x-x
left
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...] gur#
column 2
1. szunigin 4(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) kasz du gur
2. szunigin 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra du
3. szunigin 4(barig) munu4 si-e3 sze-bi 2(barig) 4(ban2)
column 3
1. szunigin 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz)#? sila3# gur
2. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
3. zi-ga
column 4
1. la2-ia3 3(u) 1(asz) [...]
2. nig2-ka9-ak# [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period 00.00.09.00 to 00.00.01.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283831

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 109.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 29.0 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 023698
Accession Number 1898-02-15, 0080

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.23698
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0215-80

References

  • primary: Nisaba 7, 27

    [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, groats, malt, beer - sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam, kiszib, kiszib nu-tuku, ugu2-a ga2-ga2, zi-ga, la2-ia3, nig2-ka9-aka

Revisions and credits

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 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-05-19 at 07:26:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:40:52 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, 27 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283831.
Nisaba 07, 27 artifact entry (No. P283831). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283831 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 27 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283831 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	title = {Nisaba 07, 27 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283831},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 07, 27 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283831.
Nisaba 07, 27 artifact entry (No. P283831). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283831 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 27 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283831 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283831},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283831},
}


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