Nisaba 07, 39 (P283843)

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 025049

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

114.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) [gur] lugal
2. ki pu2-al
3. 3(u) 8(asz) ki ur-ni-ta
4. 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) sze sanga
5. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6-ga-ta
6. 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) ki lugal-siskur2-ra-ta
7. 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ki ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
8. 3(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) i-ur-{d}nansze-ta
9. 1(u) 2(asz) ki nig2-u2-rum-ta
10. 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) sze-had2
11. ki lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
  blank space
12. szunigin 5(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
13. sza3-bi-ta
14. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. ugu2 ur-{d#}suen# [ba-a-gar]
2. 1(gesz2) 3(barig) gur
3. ugu2 ur-{d}ba-[ba6] ba-a-gar
4. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta#
5. sze-bi 2(asz) gur
6. a-sza3 u2-ki-szum
7. 5(u) 3(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta#
8. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi#
9. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) engar sza3-gu4 1(barig)-[ta]
10. 4(u) 2(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
11. ugula ba-zi-ge#
12. 3(u) 6(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
13. ugula ur-kal#-[la]
14. 3(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
15. ugula ba-zi-ge
16. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
17. sze-bi 4(u) 5(asz) gur#
  blank space
18. ki#? [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3] gur
2. zi-ga#
3. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 5(u) 4(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
6. iti ezem-{d#}[...]
7. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) erin2# [1(barig)-ta]
8. iti ezem#-[...]
9. 1(gesz2) 1(u) [...]
10. iti [...]
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u) [...]
12. iti [...]
13. 1(gesz2) 2(u) [...]
14. 2(u) 5(disz) [...]
15. iti szu-[numun]
16. sze-bi [1(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur]
17. u4 1(disz)-[...]
18. la2-ia3 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
  blank space
1. nig2-ka9-ak
2. ur-{d}lamma dumu nam-mah
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period 00.00.04.00 to 00.00.08.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283843

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 114.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 24.0 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 025049
Accession Number 1898-02-16, 0103

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.25049
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0216-103

References

  • primary: Nisaba 7, 39

    [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 - ugu ~ ba-a-gar, 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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:41:02 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, 39 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283843.
Nisaba 07, 39 artifact entry (No. P283843). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283843 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 39 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283843 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283843},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283843},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 07, 39 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283843.
Nisaba 07, 39 artifact entry (No. P283843). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283843 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 39 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283843 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283843},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283843},
}


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M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - Nisaba 07, 39 artifact entry
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