Nisaba 18, 149 (P374471)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 093592A

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
  (unopened envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 3(asz) 2(ban2) dabin gur lugal
  blank space
  seal impression
2. zi3 gid2-da
3. ki ka-tar-{d}ba-ba6-ta
4. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
  blank space
  seal impression
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}dumu-zi
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}lamma#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

sealed

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P374471

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
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 093592A
Accession Number 1901-04-15, 0069

External resources

References

  • primary: Nisaba 18, 149

    [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
2025-11-08 at 14:54:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2021-07-26 at 18:27:56 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-07-26 at 18:25:36 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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, 149 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P374471.
Nisaba 18, 149 artifact entry (No. P374471). (2025, November 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374471 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 149 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374471 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 18, 149 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P374471.
Nisaba 18, 149 artifact entry (No. P374471). (2025, November 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374471 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 149 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374471 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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