Nisaba 12/1, 26 = Nisaba 19, 241 (P381885)

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'. [n] 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
2'. [...] {na4}nir2-AH?
3'. [...] zi sig
4'. [x] {na4}gug-babbar
5'. [...] ku-ru-ub-{d}nanna#?
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. in#-gub-ba
2'. [mu]-kux(DU)
3'. [e2] {d}nin-gal-sze3
4'. [x {d}]en-lil2#-nam-ti-la-kam
5'. [...] isz-bi-er3-ra-la-ma-sza
6'. [...] x x x? igi-du
  rest broken

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, 14 = Nisaba 19, 241, same error in Nisaba 19

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P381885

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 31509
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) 53651

References

  • primary: Nisaba 12, I. 26

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

  • history: Nisaba 19, 241

    [Black2008Nisaba19] Black, Jeremy Allen, and Gabriella Spada. 2008. Texts from Ur Kept in the Iraq Museum and in the British Museum. Nisaba 19. 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, 26 = Nisaba 19, 241 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381885.
Nisaba 12/1, 26 = Nisaba 19, 241 artifact entry (No. P381885). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381885 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 26 = Nisaba 19, 241 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381885 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 26 = {Nisaba} 19, 241 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381885},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381885},
}


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DA  - 2023/7/20/
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 26 = Nisaba 19, 241 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381885.
Nisaba 12/1, 26 = Nisaba 19, 241 artifact entry (No. P381885). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381885 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 26 = Nisaba 19, 241 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381885 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 26 = {Nisaba} 19, 241 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381885},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381885},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381885
LB  - CDLI:P381885
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 26 = Nisaba 19, 241 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381885
ER  -
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