Nisaba 12/1, 21 = Nisaba 19, 245 (P381901)

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

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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

tablet
obverse?
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. x lugal#? [...]
2'. 1(u) ma-na [uruda]
3'. e2-a-na-s,i#-[ir] dumu {d}suen#-[ma-gir]
4'. 1(disz) gin2 [...]
5'. i3-li2-szu-{d}suen#
6'. igi-6(disz)-gal2 ip-qu2-{d}nin#-[gal?]
7'. 2(u) sze {d}nanna-a2-zi-da
8'. 1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
9'. hu#-mu-ku-um
10'. [n] ma2#-gur8 ku3-babbar
11'. [ku3-bi] 2(disz)? 1/3(disz)? gin2
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. {d}nin-gal-ba-ni
2'. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
3'. su-mi-it-dingir
4'. 2(disz) ma2-gur8 ku3-babbar
5'. ki#-la2#-bi 2(disz) gin2 [...]
6'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
column 4'
1'. x [...]
2'. {d}suen#?-[...]
3'. 1(disz) x [...]
  rest broken

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 12, I. 21

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

  • history: Nisaba 19, 245

    [Black2008Nisaba19] Black, Jeremy A., and Gabriella Spada. 2008. Texts from Ur Kept in the Iraq Museum and in the British Museum. Nisaba 19. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 31457
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-20 at 08:06:56 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Deloucas, Andrew; Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Willighagen, Lars Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-14 at 07:17:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Foxvog, Daniel A.; Spada, Gabriella Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2008-01-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

previously erroneously registered as Nisaba 12/1, 30 = Nisaba 19, 245, same error in Nisaba 19

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 21 = Nisaba 19, 245 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381901.
Nisaba 12/1, 21 = Nisaba 19, 245 artifact entry (No. P381901). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381901 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 21 = Nisaba 19, 245 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381901 (Accessed: December 3, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 21 = {Nisaba} 19, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381901},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381901},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381901
LB  - CDLI:P381901
M1  - 2025/12/3/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 21 = Nisaba 19, 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381901
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/1, 21 = Nisaba 19, 245 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381901.
Nisaba 12/1, 21 = Nisaba 19, 245 artifact entry (No. P381901). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381901 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/1, 21 = Nisaba 19, 245 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381901 (Accessed: December 3, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/1, 21 = {Nisaba} 19, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381901},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381901},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381901
LB  - CDLI:P381901
M1  - 2025/12/3/
TI  - Nisaba 12/1, 21 = Nisaba 19, 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381901
ER  - 
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