Nisaba 18, 180 (P375009)

Administrative tag 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 094745

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. [{kusz}]du10#-gan sza3-bi su#-ga
 en: xxx
3. kasz zi3 i3
 en: xxx
4. e2-kas4
 en: xxx
5. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
 en: xxx
reverse
1. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
 en: xxx
2. u3 sze-ba gu7-a sza3 gir2#-su#{ki#}
 en: xxx
3. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
4. mu en-am-gal-an-na en {d}inanna unu{ki} ba-a-hun
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P375009

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
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 094745
Accession Number 1901-10-12, nn

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 067050
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.94745
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1901-1012-398

References

  • primary: Nisaba 18, 180

    [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
2015-05-06 at 08:20:08 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-05-14 at 18:19:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 15:04:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-18 at 08:02:19 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, 180 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P375009.
Nisaba 18, 180 artifact entry (No. P375009). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375009 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 180 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375009 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 180 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P375009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375009},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 18, 180 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P375009.
Nisaba 18, 180 artifact entry (No. P375009). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375009 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 180 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375009 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {Nisaba 18, 180 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P375009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375009},
}


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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - Nisaba 18, 180 artifact entry
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