Nisaba 12/1, 17 = Nisaba 19, 244 (P381900)

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
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x ku3-[babbar]
2'. [ki-la2-bi n?] 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 7(disz) sze
3'. [x]-x-a-a
4'. [...] igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
5'. a-bi-ra-[bi]
6'. 2(u) 8(disz) sze ku3-babbar
7'. 2(disz) {na4}gug
8'. za-za-a?
9'. 1(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 uruda
10'. a-da-a-a
11'. u3 {d}suen-ia
12'. 1(disz) ma2-gur8 ku3-babbar
13'. ki#-[la2]-bi 3(disz) 5/6(disz) [gin2] 1(u) 5(disz) sze
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 2(disz)? [... n?] gin2 [...]
2'. igi-6(disz)-gal2# [...]
3'. dingir-na-szi
4'. n gin2 ku3-babbar
5'. puzur4-{d}ba-ba6
6'. 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
7'. s,i#-li2-{d}x-x
8'. 1(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
9'. a-bi-i3-li2-a
10'. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
11'. 8(disz) ma-na [uruda]
12'. e2#-a-na-[s,i-ir] dumu [{d}suen-ma-gir]
  rest broken
reverse
  (many lines of illegible traces)

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, 29 = Nisaba 19, 244, same error in Nisaba 19

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P381900

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 31363
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) 53505

References

  • primary: Nisaba 12, I. 17

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

  • history: Nisaba 19, 244

    [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, 17 = Nisaba 19, 244 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381900.
Nisaba 12/1, 17 = Nisaba 19, 244 artifact entry (No. P381900). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381900 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 17 = Nisaba 19, 244 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381900 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 17 = {Nisaba} 19, 244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381900},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381900
LB  - CDLI:P381900
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 17 = Nisaba 19, 244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381900
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 17 = Nisaba 19, 244 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381900.
Nisaba 12/1, 17 = Nisaba 19, 244 artifact entry (No. P381900). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381900 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 17 = Nisaba 19, 244 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381900 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 17 = {Nisaba} 19, 244 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381900},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381900
LB  - CDLI:P381900
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 17 = Nisaba 19, 244 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381900
ER  -
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