Nisaba 13, 043 (P355958)

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 098161

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

50.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gurusz 3(ban2) sze lugal-ta
2. ugula ur-{d}ig-alim
  seal impression
3. 3(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
4. ugula a2-na-na
5. 3(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
6. ugula ur-{d}lamma szesz i3-kal-la
reverse
1. sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) gur
2. dumu-gu4-gur dumu da-ba
3. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-me
4. i3-dub e2-duru5 {d}nin-hur-sag-lu2-ku3-nun-ta
5. ki ba-zi-ta
6. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu ur-{d}lamma
7. iti mu-szu-du7
8. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}lamma

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 003208 (composite) (P455918) S003208 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355958

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 26.0 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 098161
Accession Number 1903-10-13, 0092

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169291
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.98161
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1903-1013-92

References

  • primary: Nisaba 13, 43

    [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
2011-07-22 at 15:03:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:52:17 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, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355958.
Nisaba 13, 043 artifact entry (No. P355958). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355958 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355958 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355958},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355958.
Nisaba 13, 043 artifact entry (No. P355958). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355958 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355958 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355958},
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