Nisaba 12/1, 13 (P381877)

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
  beginning broken
1'. [... ku3]-babbar#
2'. ki-la2-bi [...]
3'. da-da dumu a-hu-[ni]
4'. 1(disz) {na4}nir2-da
5'. a2# 2(disz)-a#-bi# ku3-sig17
6'. 2(disz) {na4}nunuz# duh-szi-a#
7'. a-ru-a {d}en-lil2-x-x
8'. [n] {na4}gug gid2-da mu-nunuz? SI-IGI-sze3
9'. [a]-ru#-a ab-ba-[x-x]
10'. [n] {na4#}gug [...]
reverse
1. [n] {na4#}za-x [...]
2. [...]
3. [a]-ru#-a x-x [...]
4. [n] {na4#}nir2-da#
5. a-ma#-at-{d}suen dam-a-ni
  blank space
6. a-ru-a {d}nanna
7. e2 {d}nin-[gal-sze3]
8. [u4 n-kam iti] du6-[ku3]

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, 06

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P381877

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 31370
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) 53512

References

  • primary: Nisaba 12, I. 13

    [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 Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 12/1, 13 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381877.
Nisaba 12/1, 13 artifact entry (No. P381877). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381877 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381877 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381877},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381877},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381877
LB  - CDLI:P381877
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381877
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 12/1, 13 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381877.
Nisaba 12/1, 13 artifact entry (No. P381877). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381877 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381877 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381877},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381877},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381877
LB  - CDLI:P381877
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381877
ER  -
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