Nisaba 17, 123 (P374251)

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 094388

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. szu-igi-du
3. 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 iti-de3 la2-a
4. 3(u) 8(asz) gur
5. guru7 {d}nin-gir2-su-ta
6. ziz2 gur# e2 lugal-zuluhu2-ta
7. 4(u)# 1(asz)# gur hu-ba-na-ta
8. ziz2 gur kur2-e-a?-ta
  pa5-min ?
  blank space
  seal impression
9. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
10. sza3-bi-ta
reverse
1. 7(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
2. iti 1(disz)-kam iti# 6(disz)#-sze3
3. sze#-bi# 4(u) 2(asz) 4(barig)#? 3(ban2)#? gur
4. 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba esz3 didli
5. kiszib3 ur-bad3#-tibirx(KU)#-ra# dumu ur-{d}lamma
6. gin2 ku3#-babbar# sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
  blank space
7. szunigin 5(u) 6(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. zi-ga
9. la2-ia3 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
10. nig2-ka9-ak
11. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka e2 {d}inanna
12. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3
  blank space
  seal impression
  blank space
seal 1
1. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
2. lu2 lunga {d}inanna
3. dumu du11-ge-de2-[a?]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005627 (composite) (P458337) S005627 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P374251

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 094388
Accession Number 1901-10-12, nn

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 066956
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.94388
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1901-1012-41

References

  • primary: Nisaba 17, 123

    [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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-05 at 21:27:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:35:58 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:55:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-12 at 18:56:48 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, 123 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374251.
Nisaba 17, 123 artifact entry (No. P374251). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374251 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 123 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374251 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374251},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374251},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 17, 123 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374251.
Nisaba 17, 123 artifact entry (No. P374251). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374251 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 123 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374251 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {Nisaba 17, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374251},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374251},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/23/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P374251
LB  - CDLI:P374251
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Nisaba 17, 123 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P374251
ER  -
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