Nisaba 12/1, 2 = Nisaba 19, 140 (P381890)

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 090432

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. 4(disz) {uruda}x-[...]
2. ki-la2-bi 1(u) x [...]
3. [a]-ru-a dumu-munus a-[...]
4. [n] {na4}gug
5. [a]-ru-a en-nun-[x]
6. mu#-kux(DU)
7. e2 {d}na-na-sze3
8. [sza3] {gi}pisan#-ga2
rest broken
reverse $ beginning broken
1'. [...]-ni-in
2'. [...] amar-ru#-kam
Nisaba 12/1: 'attribuzione volontaria?'
blank space
3'. iti NE-NE-gar
4'. mu {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan lugal-e [{d}en-lil2-ra] {gesz}gu#-[za bara2 ku3-sig17] tun3 si#-[...]

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, 19, same error in Nisaba 19

CDLI number	P381890
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P381890

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 090432
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 12, I. 2

[Spada2007Nisaba12] Spada, Gabriella. 2007. Testi Economici Da Ur Di Periodo Paleo-Babilonese. Nisaba 12. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
history: Nisaba 19, 140

[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, 2 = Nisaba 19, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381890.

Nisaba 12/1, 2 = Nisaba 19, 140 artifact entry (No. P381890). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381890 (Original work published 2008)

Nisaba 12/1, 2 = Nisaba 19, 140 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381890 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 2 = {Nisaba} 19, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381890},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381890},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 2 = Nisaba 19, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381890.

Nisaba 12/1, 2 = Nisaba 19, 140 artifact entry (No. P381890). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381890 (Original work published 2008)

Nisaba 12/1, 2 = Nisaba 19, 140 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381890 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 2 = {Nisaba} 19, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381890},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381890},
}

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DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 2 = Nisaba 19, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381890
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