Nisaba 17, 008 (P374137)

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 093429

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] 2(asz)# sze gur [lugal]
2. i3-dub sag#-ub3#{ki#}-ta
3. sze-numun a-sza3 a-lal3-sze3
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. mu ur-{d}nansze
reverse
1. dumu ensi2
2. lu2-gu-la
3. szu ba-an-ti
4. giri3 na-bi2-{d}en-lil2-la2
5. [mu {d}amar-{d}]suen# [ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba]-hul#

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/P374137

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 093429
Accession Number 1901-02-09, nn

References

  • primary: Nisaba 17, 8

    [Pomponio2007Nisaba17] Pomponio, Francesco, Lorenzo Verderame, and Stefania Altavilla. 2007. Neo-Sumerian Ĝirsu Texts of Barley and Cereal Products, Kept in the British Museum ; Cylinder Seal Impressions. Nisaba 17. 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
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 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 15:04:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 17, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374137.
Nisaba 17, 008 artifact entry (No. P374137). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374137 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 008 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374137 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374137},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 17, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374137.
Nisaba 17, 008 artifact entry (No. P374137). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374137 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 008 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374137 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374137},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374137},
}

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