Nisaba 18, 081 (P374637)

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 093906

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. 4(gesz2) 3(u) gu2 gi-zi
2. ku3-bar-tam
3. 3(gesz2) 5(u) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
4. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) lu2#-nimgir
5. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) szesz-kal#-la
6. ug3-IL2-me
7. 5(u)# 3(disz) ur-saman4
8. [...] lu2#-dingir-ra esz3 didli
9. [...] x ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. [...] nam#-mah-{d}ba-[ba6] e2-sukkal
reverse
1. [...] ki na-sa6-ta
2. sza3 e2 ur-dun
3. 5(u) ki na-sa6-ta
4. ma2-a gar-ra
  blank space
5. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) gu2 gi-zi na-gab2-tum
6. gurusz-e 2(asz) gu2-ta
7. udu gibil-a
8. iti mu-szu-du7
9. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3

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/P374637

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 093906
Accession Number 1901-06-10, nn

External resources

References

  • primary: Nisaba 18, 81

    [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
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
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, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374637.
Nisaba 18, 081 artifact entry (No. P374637). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374637 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 081 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374637 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 18, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374637.
Nisaba 18, 081 artifact entry (No. P374637). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374637 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 081 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374637 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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