Nisaba 18, 127 (P374757)

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 094077

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. 5(ban2) sze lugal
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra
3. 2(barig) duh du
4. sza3-gal ansze
5. 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra
6. 5(ban2) duh du
7. 1(barig) 1(ban2) duh ge6
reverse
1. sza3-gal gu4 niga
2. a2 u4-te-na
3. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 u4 1(u) 2(disz) ba-zal
4. mu en eridu{ki} ba-a-hun

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/P374757

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 094077
Accession Number 1901-06-10, nn

References

  • primary: Nisaba 18, 127

    [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, 127 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374757.
Nisaba 18, 127 artifact entry (No. P374757). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374757 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 127 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374757 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374757},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 18, 127 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P374757.
Nisaba 18, 127 artifact entry (No. P374757). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P374757 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 127 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P374757 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P374757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P374757},
}

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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/31/
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