Nisaba 18, 066 (P374432)

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 093542

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
column 1
1. [n] ab2-mah2
2. 5(disz) gu4-gesz
3. gub-ba-am3
4. ur-mes engar
5. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
6. 6(disz) gu4-gesz
7. 1(disz) ab2 amar-ga
8. ur3-re-ba-du7 engar
9. 1(disz) ansze
10. 7(disz) dur3
11. 1(disz) ansze amar-ga
12. lu2#-{d#}ur-asar engar
13. [n] ansze#
14. [n] dur3#
15. [...]-ub
16. [...] x
17. [n] ansze# [...]
column 2
1. 2(disz) dur3
2. 4(disz) dur3 amar-ga
3. la2-ia3 1(disz) ansze ba-usz2
4. lu2-nin-ga2 engar
  blank space
5. ur-{d}nin-pirig nu-banda3-gu4
6. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
7. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
8. 1(disz) ab2 1(asz)
9. 1(disz) ab2 amar-ga
10. lugal-za3-ge-si engar
11. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
12. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
13. la2-ia3 2(disz) gu4-gesz ba-usz2
14. lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3 engar
15. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
reverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) gu4#-gesz
2. la2-ia3 4(disz) gu4-gesz ba-usz2
3. lugal-sipa engar
4. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
5. 2(disz) gu4-gesz
6. 1(disz) gu4 amar-ga
7. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka engar
8. 1(disz) eme3
9. 4(disz) dur3
10. la2-ia3 1(disz) dur3 ba-usz2
11. ur-mes engar
  blank space
12. gu-u2-gu nu-banda3-gu4
  blank space
13. szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) ab2-mah2 gu4-gesz
14. szunigin 4(disz) gu4 amar-ga
column 2
1. [szunigin n] 1(u) 4(disz) ansze hi-a
2. [szunigin n] amar#-ga
3. [gub-ba]-am3
4. [...] gu4
5. [...] ansze#
6. [...] ba-usz2
  blank space
7. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
8. mu {gesz}gu-za-mah {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

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/P374432

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 093542
Accession Number 1901-04-15, nn

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 066360
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.93542
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1901-0415-19

References

  • primary: Nisaba 18, 66

    [Anastasi2009Nisaba18] Anastasi, Andrea, Francesco Pomponio, and Stefania Altavilla. 2009. Neo-Sumerian Ĝirsu Texts of Various Content Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 18. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-09-16 at 18:19:07 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 18, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374432.
Nisaba 18, 066 artifact entry (No. P374432). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374432 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 066 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374432 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 066 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374432},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 18, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374432.
Nisaba 18, 066 artifact entry (No. P374432). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374432 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 066 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374432 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374432},
}


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