Nisaba 13, 063 (P355978)

Administrative tablet 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 098182

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6-ra
2. sza3-ba-<na>-gar szesz-a-ni
3. szu-du8-a-ni in-<gub>
4. u4-sakar iti szu-numun
5. tukum-bi nu-mu-de6
reverse
1. la2-ia3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. he2-su-su-a
3. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
4. igi lu2-nimgir-sze3
5. igi lugal-ukken-sze3
6. igi lu2-hi-li
7. mu ma-da# za-ab-sza-li<{ki}> ba-hul#
seal 1
1. sza3-ba#-na#-sig#
2. ma2-lah6
3. dumu ib2-ta-e3#

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 004050 (composite) (P456760) S004050 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355978

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 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 098182
Accession Number 1903-10-13, 0113

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 169311
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.98182
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1903-1013-113

References

  • primary: Nisaba 13, 63

    [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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-28 at 18:14:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-06 at 15:17:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 13:25:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:52:25 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, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355978.
Nisaba 13, 063 artifact entry (No. P355978). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355978 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355978 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 063 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355978},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355978.
Nisaba 13, 063 artifact entry (No. P355978). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355978 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355978 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355978},
}


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