Nisaba 07, 52 (P283856)

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 027227

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

112.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x mu si-mu-ru-um{ki}
2'. [n] 2(barig) 3(disz) sila3 gur#
3'. [mu] ki-masz{ki}
4'. [n] 1(asz) 3(ban2) gur
5'. [n] ma#-na 7(disz) gin2 [igi n]-gal2 la2 6(disz) sze ku3
6'. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
7'. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
8'. 5(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2
9'. sze gur10 hun#?-ga2
10'. giri3# lu2-igi#-sa6-sa6
11'. u3 a-kal-la
12'. 5(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3# gur
13'. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki}
14'. 2(u) 5(asz)? 3(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
15'. 1(u) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3
16'. mu ki-masz{ki}
17'. 5(asz)# 2(barig)# 2(ban2)# [...]
column 2
1. x [...]
2. mu us2-sa ki-[masz{ki}]
3. 1(asz) gur sze gur#
4. giri3 nagar-sza3-kusz2#
5. u3 ab-ba-sa6#-[ga]
6. 2/3(disz){sza} 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) sze ku3
7. ki i-ta-e3-a-ta
  blank space
8. szunigin 5(u) 9(asz) 2(barig)# 2(ban2)# 5(disz)#? 1/3(disz)# sila3# gur
9. szunigin 1(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-[na] 6(disz)# [1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 4(disz) sze ku3]
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 5(u) 8(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
12. kiszib3 ma-ni
  blank space
13. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
14. 5(u) n [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. gir2-[...]
2. x x x
3. a-ra2# [1(disz)-kam]
4. 4(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 x [...]
5. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
6. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
7. dumu usz!-mu
  blank space
8. sza3 e2-kikken2
9. 1(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
10. sza3-gal udu! niga
11. kiszib3 lugal#-gu2-gal
12. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
13. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 1(u) sze ku3
14. dub-sag
15. 3(disz) gin2 1(u) sze ku3
16. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
17. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 6(disz) sze [ku3]
18. x x x
column 2
1. giri3# lugal-ki-gal-la
2. kiszib3 ensi2
3. 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3
4. kiszib3 i3-kal-la
5. dumu# ur-zu
  blank space
6. szunigin# 5(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2)# gur
7. szunigin# [1(disz)] 5/6(disz) ma-na 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 4(disz) sze ku3
8. zi#-ga
9. [la2-ia3] 8(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
10. [nig2]-ka9#-ak
11. [x (x)]-du#?-a
12. kiszib3#? x-ba-ba [...]
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.44.00.00 to Šulgi.47.07.00 (us2 year) ?

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283856

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 112.0 mm × 74.0 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 027227
Accession Number 1898-07-09, 0015

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.27227
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0709-15

References

  • primary: Nisaba 7, 52

    [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 and silver - kiszib, 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
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:55:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:41:14 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, 52 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283856.
Nisaba 07, 52 artifact entry (No. P283856). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283856 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 52 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283856 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283856},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 07, 52 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283856.
Nisaba 07, 52 artifact entry (No. P283856). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283856 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 52 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283856 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283856},
}


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