Nisaba 17, 131 (P374259)

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 094525

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. 3(barig) sze gur
2. sza3-gal ansze amar ga#
  GA perhaps erased
3. ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra-ta
4. a-ab-ba-gu-la
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. giri3 he2-sa6
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti mu-szu-du7
4. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
column 2
1. ab-[ba-gu-la]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu [...]

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 005978 (composite) (P458688) S005978 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.03.09.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P374259

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 094525
Accession Number 1901-10-12, nn

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 067036
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.94525
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1901-1012-178

References

  • primary: Nisaba 17, 131

    [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 13:32:21 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 07:53:06 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
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, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374259.
Nisaba 17, 131 artifact entry (No. P374259). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374259 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 131 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374259 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374259},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 17, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374259.
Nisaba 17, 131 artifact entry (No. P374259). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374259 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 131 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374259 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374259},
}


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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - Nisaba 17, 131 artifact entry
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