Nisaba 13, 027 (P355942)

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 098145

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

45.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze-ba ug3-IL2
  blank space
  seal impression
3. 4(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
4. sze-bi 4(barig) sze lugal
reverse
1. i3-dub {d}nin-hur-sag-lu2-ku3-nun-ka
  blank space
  seal impression
2. ki ba-zi-ta
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da}
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu ki-masz{ki}
seal 1
1. ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da#}
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu [...]
4. [...]

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355942

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 24.0 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 098145
Accession Number 1903-10-13, 0076

External resources

References

  • primary: Nisaba 13, 27

    [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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:52:12 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, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355942.
Nisaba 13, 027 artifact entry (No. P355942). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355942 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355942 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355942},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355942.
Nisaba 13, 027 artifact entry (No. P355942). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355942 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355942 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355942},
}

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