Nisaba 13, 036 (P355951)

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 098154

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

34.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 7(asz) 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra
2. saga gur lugal
3. kasz-de2-a lugal-sze3
4. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
reverse
1. lugal-an-na-tum2
2. u3 ur-{d}lamma#
3. szu ba-ti
4. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa#-bi
envelope
obverse
1. 7(asz) 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra# saga gur lugal
  seal impression
2. kasz-de2-a lugal-sze3
3. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 lugal-an-na-ab-tum2
2. dumu na-ki-ni
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi
seal 1
1. lugal-an-na-tum2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu na-ki-ni

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 003375 (composite) (P456085) S003375 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

P355951 leadP355951 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355951

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 17.0 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 098154
Accession Number 1903-10-13, 0085

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169284
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.98154
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1903-1013-85-a

References

  • primary: Nisaba 13, 36

    [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
2015-06-06 at 22:11:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-19 at 18:18:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:52:15 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, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355951.
Nisaba 13, 036 artifact entry (No. P355951). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355951 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355951 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355951},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355951.
Nisaba 13, 036 artifact entry (No. P355951). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355951 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355951 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355951},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - Nisaba 13, 036 artifact entry
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