Nisaba 18, 132 (P375115)

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 094983

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. 1(u) 2(asz) sze gur
2. sze su-ga
3. lugal-{d}szul-gi
4. sza3-gal udu gukkal-sze3#
5. nam#-zi-tar-ra
reverse
1. [szu] ba-ti
2. [e2]-kiszib3#-ba-ta
  blank space
3. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
4. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-am3 ba-zal
5. mu e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} 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/P375115

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 094983
Accession Number 1901-10-12, nn

References

  • primary: Nisaba 18, 132

    [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, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P375115.
Nisaba 18, 132 artifact entry (No. P375115). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375115 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 132 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375115 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375115},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 18, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P375115.
Nisaba 18, 132 artifact entry (No. P375115). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P375115 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 18, 132 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P375115 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P375115},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P375115},
}

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