Nisaba 12/1, 8 (P381875)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n gin2 ku3]-babbar nu-ur2-{d}[x-x]
2. 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar {d}suen-i-ri-ba#-[am]
3. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}da-gan
4. n gin2 ku3-babbar sza-at-{d}nin-szubur?
5. [n] gin2# 2(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar na-ap-li#-is#-dingir
6. 4(disz)? gin2 2(u) 8(disz)# sze u3-babbar x-bi-e-x-[...]
7. n gin2 ku3-babbar tu-um-ga-ta-a#-nu#-[x]
8. 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ra-ba#?-ba-a-x-x
9. igi-6(disz)-gal2 sze u3-babbar {d}iszkur-ma#-[am-szum2]
10. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz)# [sze] ku3-babbar ad-[...]
11. [n] igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar hu#-[...]
12. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n] 8(disz) [...]
2'. [n] n sila3 lal3 x [...]
3'. [...] lum# ka# [...]
4'. [...] 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) [...] x
5'. sza3#-[ba] n sila3 li
6'. sza3#-ba# 1(u) 8(disz) gin2# [x] lal3
7'. za3-u {d}nin-gal-sze3
8'. iti ab-e3-a
9'. mu 6(disz)-kam e2-duru5 {d}nanna-i3-sa6 [ba-an-dib] mu# us2-sa {i7}buranun# ba-si#-i#-gi#-a#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

previously erroneously registered as Nisaba 12/1, 04

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P381875

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 31391
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 53533

References

  • primary: Nisaba 12, I. 8

    [Spada2007Nisaba12] Spada, Gabriella. 2007. Testi Economici Da Ur Di Periodo Paleo-Babilonese. Nisaba 12. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-20 at 08:06:56 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Deloucas, Andrew; Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Willighagen, Lars Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-14 at 07:17:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A.; Spada, Gabriella Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2008-01-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 8 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381875.
Nisaba 12/1, 8 artifact entry (No. P381875). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381875 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 8 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381875 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 8 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381875},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381875},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 8 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 8 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381875.
Nisaba 12/1, 8 artifact entry (No. P381875). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381875 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 8 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381875 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 8 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381875},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381875},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381875
LB  - CDLI:P381875
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 8 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381875
ER  -
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