Nisaba 18, 170 (P374673)

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 093971

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. 2(asz) 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
2. 3(barig) 1(ban2) esza
3. 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-gu
4. 4(disz) dug dida saga
5. 4(barig) 2(ban2) kasz saga
6. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du gur
7. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze sa gu2-gal
8. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze sa gu2-tur
9. 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze sa gig
10. 1(barig)# 2(ban2)# sze sa sze
reverse
1. 6(disz) sila3 gu2-gal ar3#-ra
2. 6(disz) sila3 gu2-tur us2-sa
3. 6(disz)# sila3 ar-za-na saga
4. 6(disz)# sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
5. 1(disz)# sila3 {u2}gamun2 gazx(KUM)
6. 1(disz) sila3 sze-lu2-gum
7. 1(disz) sila3 gazi-gum
8. 2(disz) sila3 mun
9. 3(gesz2) sa gi 9(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
10. siskur2 sza3 e2-gal ha-ar-szi-tum
11. en-um-i3-li2 ra2-gaba maszkim
12. giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim
13. u3 lugal-hi-li-an-na
14. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
left
1. iti szu-numun
  some text moved to next line
2. mu ma2-dara3

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/P374673

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 093971
Accession Number 1901-06-10, nn

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 066687
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.93971
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1901-0610-150

References

  • primary: Nisaba 18, 170

    [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 13:32:21 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
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, 170 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374673.
Nisaba 18, 170 artifact entry (No. P374673). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374673 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 170 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374673 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 170 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374673},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 18, 170 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374673.
Nisaba 18, 170 artifact entry (No. P374673). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374673 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 170 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374673 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2026Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 170 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374673},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/23/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P374673
LB  - CDLI:P374673
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - Nisaba 18, 170 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P374673
ER  -
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