Nisaba 22, 050 (P319621)

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 021716

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Regular deliveries of beer and bread for a messenger over 17 days (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz-ta
2. 3(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
3. u4 2(u) la2 3(disz@t)-sze3
4. kasz-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 lugal
5. ninda-bi 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
6. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
7. sa2-du11 u4 2(u) la2 3(disz)-a-kam
reverse
1. an-ul-gal
2. lu2-{gesz}tukul giri3 zu2-si
  blank space
3. zi-ga
4. iti amar-a-a-si
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text Regular deliveries of beer and bread for a messenger over 17 days (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P319621

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 021716
Accession Number 1896-03-30, 0382

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 50

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

  • history: CBT 2, BM 021716 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo Heinrich Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

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 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:59:01 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
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P319621.
Nisaba 22, 050 artifact entry (No. P319621). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319621 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319621 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P319621},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P319621.
Nisaba 22, 050 artifact entry (No. P319621). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P319621 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P319621 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P319621},
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