Nisaba 12/1, 9 = Nisaba 19, 139 (P381886)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 090231

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. 1(u) 5(disz) <<n>> 4(disz) ab2-mah2
2. 1(u) 5(disz) 3(disz) ab2 mu-3(asz)!
3. [n] 2(disz)#? ab2 mu-2(asz)
4. [n] 1(disz)#? ab2 mu-1(asz)!
5. [n ...] ab2 mu-4(asz)
6. [...] x mu
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x 6(disz) gu4-ab2-hi-a#
2'. [...] unu3-e-ne
3'. [...] gu4-ab2-hi-a
4'. i3-dab5 a-hi-ma-a-a
5'. a-ru-a didli giri3 ma2 nesag-ga2
6'. kaskal igi-du
7'. iti gu4-si-su
8'. mu en {d}nanna ba-hun-ga2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

previously erroneously registered as Nisaba 12/1, 15, same error in Nisaba 19

CDLI number	P381886
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P381886

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 090231
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 12, I. 9

[Spada2007Nisaba12] Spada, Gabriella. 2007. Testi Economici Da Ur Di Periodo Paleo-Babilonese. Nisaba 12. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
history: Nisaba 19, 139

[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	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-20 at 08:06:56	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Deloucas, Andrew; Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Willighagen, Lars	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-06-14 at 07:17:35	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Spada, Gabriella	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2008-01-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 9 = Nisaba 19, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381886.

Nisaba 12/1, 9 = Nisaba 19, 139 artifact entry (No. P381886). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381886 (Original work published 2008)

Nisaba 12/1, 9 = Nisaba 19, 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381886 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 9 = {Nisaba} 19, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381886},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 9 = Nisaba 19, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381886.

Nisaba 12/1, 9 = Nisaba 19, 139 artifact entry (No. P381886). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381886 (Original work published 2008)

Nisaba 12/1, 9 = Nisaba 19, 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381886 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 9 = {Nisaba} 19, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381886},
}

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