Nisaba 17, 134 (P374262)

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 094899

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. 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. ab-ba-ab-ba-me
3. e2 ba-gara2
4. 8(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) gur
5. ab-ba-ab-ba-me
6. 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) gur
reverse
1. engar nu-banda3-me
2. 3(u) 3(disz) erin2-me
3. 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. lu2-du10-ga sukkal#
5. szunigin 1(gesz2)# 2(asz)# 1(ban2) gur
6. zi3 KA e2 ba-gara2# u3 e2 {d}gesz-bar-e3
7. mu us2-sa amar-{d}suen lugal

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/P374262

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 094899
Accession Number 1901-10-12, nn

References

  • primary: Nisaba 17, 134

    [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
2026-10-27 at 15:46:59 Pottorf, Andrew Transliteration Pottorf, Andrew Submitted View
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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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, 134 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374262.
Nisaba 17, 134 artifact entry (No. P374262). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374262 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 134 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374262 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374262},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 17, 134 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374262.
Nisaba 17, 134 artifact entry (No. P374262). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374262 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 17, 134 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374262 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374262},
}

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