Nisaba 22, 031 (P320387)

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 023475

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Rations for messengers(?); zi-ga (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(u)# elam#
2. 1(disz)# sila3 kasz-ta
3. 1(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
4. ninda-bi 4(ban2)
5. kasz-bi 4(ban2)
6. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
7. x sila3 [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. kaskal#? [...]
3. uri5{ki}-ta#
4. gen-na
5. zi-ga
6. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
7. mu# sza-asz-ru-um{ki} [ba]-hul#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text Rations for messengers(?); zi-ga (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P320387

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 023475
Accession Number 1897-05-15, 0153

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 31

    [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 023475 (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 13:27:14 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
2014-10-10 at 09:24:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320387.
Nisaba 22, 031 artifact entry (No. P320387). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320387 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320387 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320387},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P320387.
Nisaba 22, 031 artifact entry (No. P320387). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P320387 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P320387 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P320387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P320387},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P320387
LB  - CDLI:P320387
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P320387
ER  - 
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