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Nisaba 13, 071 (P355986)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 098191

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

54.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(asz) 5(disz) sila3 gur
2. ugula ab-ba-kal-la
3. 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
4. ugula ur-{d}a-szar2
5. 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
6. ugula a-i3-li2-szu#
7. 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. ugula ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
9. 5(asz) 4(barig) gur
reverse
1. ugula ur-{d}isztaran
2. 7(asz) 2(barig) gur
3. ugula ur-sukkal
blank space
4. szunigin 4(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. sze ur5#-ra <a-sza3> igi-nim-ma
6. giri3 ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
7. erin2-e <szu> ti-a
8. iti sze-sag11-ku5
9. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mu-du3
left
1. nu-banda3 lugal-ku3-zu

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 54.0 high × 40.0 wide × 19.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 13, 71

[Notizia2006Nisaba13] Notizia, Palmiro. 2006. Testi Amministrativi Neo-Sumerici Da G̃irsu Nel British Museum (BM 98119 - BM 98240). Nisaba 13. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 098191
Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0122

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.11.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 15:03:24	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:52:28	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2007-01-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

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“Nisaba 13, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355986.

Nisaba 13, 071 artifact entry (No. P355986). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355986 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 071 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355986 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).

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“Nisaba 13, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355986.

Nisaba 13, 071 artifact entry (No. P355986). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355986 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 071 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355986 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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