Nisaba 13, 008 (P355923)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 098126

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) sze lugal
2. ur-{d}lamma
  blank space
  seal impression
3. 3(barig) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu engar-du10
4. sze ur5-ra i3-dub he-gal2-ta
5. ki e2 {d}nin-mar-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-{d}suen
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-{d}lamma#
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}suen#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005000 (composite) (P457710) S005000 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P355923

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 098126
Accession Number 1903-10-13, 0057

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169256
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.98126
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1903-1013-57

References

  • primary: Nisaba 13, 8

    [Notizia2006Nisaba13] Notizia, Palmiro. 2006. Testi Amministrativi Neo-Sumerici Da G̃irsu Nel British Museum (BM 98119 - BM 98240). Nisaba 13. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-07-06 at 14:58:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:51:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 13, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355923.
Nisaba 13, 008 artifact entry (No. P355923). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355923 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355923 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355923},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 13, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355923.
Nisaba 13, 008 artifact entry (No. P355923). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355923 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355923 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355923},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/10/
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