Nisaba 13, 015 (P355930)

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 098133

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

37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) erin2 1(ban2) sze lugal-<ta>
2. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2)
3. ugula {d}iszkur-kam
4. 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze-ba he2-dab5
5. ugula ur-mes
reverse
1. e2 nam-ha-ni-me
2. kiszib3 ur-mes
3. i3-dub bara2-si-ga-me
4. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) gurusz 1(ban2) sze lugal-ta
2. ugula {d}iszkur-ra-kam
3. 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze-ba he2-dab5-me
  seal impression
4. ugula ur-mes
5. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(ban2) gur
6. e2 nam-ha-ni-me
reverse
1. [...]-ta
2. [...]
3. [mu ki]-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-mes#
2. dumu lu2-{d}dumu-zi# [ugula]

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 004564 (composite) (P457274) S004564 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

P355930 leadP355930 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355930

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 098133
Accession Number 1903-10-13, 0064

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169263
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.98133
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1903-1013-64-a

References

  • primary: Nisaba 13, 15

    [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
2013-07-03 at 15:10:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:51:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-01-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 015 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355930.
Nisaba 13, 015 artifact entry (No. P355930). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355930 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355930 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355930},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355930},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 015 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355930.
Nisaba 13, 015 artifact entry (No. P355930). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355930 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355930 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355930},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355930},
}


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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P355930
LB  - CDLI:P355930
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - Nisaba 13, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355930
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