Nisaba 13, 032 (P355947)

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 098150

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

49.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. i3-dub a-sza3 he-gal2-ta
3. ki ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
4. kiszib3 ku4?-ra-ni-i3-sa6 simug
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. su-su-dam
2. giri3 lu2-ga-a gudu4 {d}inanna hu-rim3{ki}
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti amar-a-a-si
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ku4?-ra-ni-i3-sa6
2. dumu da-da
3. simug-gal

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355947

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 28.0 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 098150
Accession Number 1903-10-13, 0081

External resources

References

  • primary: Nisaba 13, 32

    [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 08:52:14 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, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355947.
Nisaba 13, 032 artifact entry (No. P355947). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355947 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 032 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355947 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355947},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355947.
Nisaba 13, 032 artifact entry (No. P355947). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355947 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 032 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355947 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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