Nisaba 18, 063 (P374444)

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 093556

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(u) 7(disz) ab2-mah2
2. 1(disz) ab2 szu-gi4
3. 2(disz) ab2 3(asz)
4. 2(disz) ab2 2(asz) sag gu4# 3(asz)#-sze3
5. 6(disz) ab2 1(asz)#?
6. 3(disz) gu4 1(asz)#?
7. 1(disz) gu4 ab2
8. 1(disz) ab2 2(asz) sag ab2-ta-sze3
  blank space
9. mu-kux(DU)
10. 1(disz) gu4 3(asz) gesz-sze3#
11. 2(disz)# gu4 2(asz) na-gab2-tum
12. [1(disz)] ab2 2(asz) masz2-sze3#
reverse
1. zi#-ga#
2. la2-ia3 1(disz) ab2-mah2
  blank space
3. la2-ia3 libir-am3
4. 1(disz) gu4 3(asz) su-ga a-kal-la
5. gu4 szu#-gi4# ga2 lu2-{d}an
6. giri3 gu3#-de2-a
  blank space
7. szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) gub-ba
8. szunigin 4(disz) zi-ga
9. szunigin 1(disz) 2(disz) 2(disz) la2-ia3
10. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
11. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
12. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki#} mu us2-sa-bi

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/P374444

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 093556
Accession Number 1901-04-15, nn

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 066373
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.93556
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1901-0415-33

References

  • primary: Nisaba 18, 63

    [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 13:27:14 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
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, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374444.
Nisaba 18, 063 artifact entry (No. P374444). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374444 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374444 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374444},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 18, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P374444.
Nisaba 18, 063 artifact entry (No. P374444). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374444 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374444 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374444},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/30/
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