Nisaba 18, 179 (P356073)

Administrative tag 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 094769

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub gid2-da
 en: xxx
3. [sze] gesz# e3#-a#
 en: xxx
4. al#-de2#
 en: xxx
5. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
reverse
  blank space
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra# mu-ne-dim2
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P356073

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions
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 094769
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Nisaba 18, 179

    [Anastasi2009Nisaba18] Anastasi, Andrea, Francesco Pomponio, and Stefania Altavilla. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Ĝirsu Texts of Various Content Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 18. 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 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2015-05-06 at 08:20:07 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:03:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-18 at 08:02:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-01-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 18, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P356073.
Nisaba 18, 179 artifact entry (No. P356073). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356073 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 179 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356073 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356073},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356073},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 18, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P356073.
Nisaba 18, 179 artifact entry (No. P356073). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356073 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 179 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356073 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356073},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356073},
}

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