Nisaba 13, 135 (P356050)

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 094959

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

34.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra
2. 1(ban2) duh babbar2
3. 4(barig) 2(ban2) duh ge6
4. 4(ban2) duh babbar ki-a
5. sza3?-gal gu4
6. 1(barig) 4(ban2) duh udu
7. 2(barig) 5(ban2) lu2-kal-la
8. 1(barig) 4(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6
reverse
1. sza3 e2-udu ga2-nun gesz
2. 1(barig) 2(ban2) an-ne2
3. 1(barig) lu2-dingir-ra
4. 1(barig) {d}nanna-si-sa2
5. 1(barig) 1(ban2) lu2-ma2-gan{ki}
6. sza3 e2 ur-dun
7. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
8. iti sze-sag11-ku5
9. mu ma2-dara3#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P356050

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1901.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 094959
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Nisaba 13, 135

    [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
2026-07-22 at 13:28:31 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 15:03:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:52:54 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, 135 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P356050.
Nisaba 13, 135 artifact entry (No. P356050). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356050 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 135 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356050 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356050},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 135 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P356050.
Nisaba 13, 135 artifact entry (No. P356050). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356050 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 135 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356050 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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