Nisaba 17, 030 (P374159)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 093603 & BM 093603A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal he2-dab5
3. 9(asz) gur
4. sze-ba erin2 ma2-gid2
reverse
1. ki ma-an-szum2-ta
2. szesz-kal-la dumu da#-da#
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti GAN2-masz u3
5. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2
6. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
  blank space
envelope
obverse
1. 3(u)# sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal he2-dab5
  blank space
  seal impression
3. 9(asz) gur sze-ba erin2 ma2-gid2
4. ki ma-an-szum2-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu da-da
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti GAN2-masz u3 iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
  blank space
seal 1
1. szesz-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.47.01.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.47.02.00 (us2 year)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P374159

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
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 093603 & BM 093603A
Accession Number 1901-04-15, nn

External resources

References

  • primary: Nisaba 17, 30

    [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
2025-11-08 at 16:12:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:27 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, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P374159.
Nisaba 17, 030 artifact entry (No. P374159). (2025, November 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374159 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 030 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374159 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374159},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 17, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P374159.
Nisaba 17, 030 artifact entry (No. P374159). (2025, November 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374159 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 030 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374159 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374159},
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