Nisaba 17, 046 (P374174)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 093630A

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)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 3(asz) sze gur lugal
2. ma2-a si-ga nibru{ki}-sze3
  blank space
  seal impression
3. i3-dub igi-gal2-ta
4. ki ma-ni-ta
reverse
1. mu ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
  blank space
  seal impression
3. giri3 lugal-ki-gal-la
4. iti sze-il2-la
5. mu ki-masz{ki}
  blank space
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope


  • primary: Nisaba 17, 46

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 093630A
  • Accession No.: 1901-04-15, nn

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-19 at 08:33:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
BM 054842 (P579034) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 17, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374174.
Nisaba 17, 046 artifact entry (No. P374174). (2023, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374174 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374174 (Accessed: September 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374174},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 17, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374174.
Nisaba 17, 046 artifact entry (No. P374174). (2023, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374174 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374174 (Accessed: September 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374174},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P374174
LB  - CDLI:P374174
M1  - 2025/9/18/
TI  - Nisaba 17, 046 artifact entry
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