Nisaba 22, 020 (P381655)

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 085427

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) dabin lugal
2. 1(ban2) esza
3. ki di-ku5-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
4. kiszib3 ensi2
reverse
1. iti amar-a-a-si
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
seal 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an [ub-da limmu2-ba]
5. ur-{d}lamma#
6. sza3#-tam#
7. ARAD2-[zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006158 (composite) (P458868) S006158 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P381655

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1899.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 085427
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 078663
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.85427
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1899-0415-234-a

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 20

    [Notizia2009Nisaba22] Notizia, Palmiro. 2009. I Testi Dei Messageri Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur. Nisaba 22. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • history: QNAR 1, BM 85427

    [Altavilla2005QNAR1] Altavilla, Stefania. 2005. Neo-Sumerian Sealing Impressions in the British Museum. Quaderni Napoletani Di Assiriologie. Ricerche 1. Roma: Aracne.

    (seal)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:00:18 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-01-27 at 13:50:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-18 at 17:32:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-24 at 21:12:39 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 22, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P381655.
Nisaba 22, 020 artifact entry (No. P381655). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381655 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 22, 020 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381655 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381655},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P381655.
Nisaba 22, 020 artifact entry (No. P381655). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381655 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 22, 020 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381655 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381655},
}


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