Nisaba 12/2, 8 = Nisaba 19, 253 (P381937)

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
1. diri i3-nun ga-ar3 ni-s,i-il!-tum
2. sza3 im le-um
  so copy and photo, Nisaba 12 reads: pisan im
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban) 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur a-gu-u2-a u2-tul2
4. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun 1(barig) 4(ban2) ga-ar3
5. {[d]}suen-i-qi2-sza-am lu2 ab2-ku3-ga
6. 9(disz)# sila3 i3-nun az-zi-ia
7. [n] n(ban2)# 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun {d}suen-APIN dumu {d}suen-re-me-ni
  blank space
8. [... a]-gu-u2-a u2-tul2
9. [...] hu-nu-bu-um
10. [...] gi-mil-lum dumu ri-im-{d}suen
11. [...] ur-{d}ba-ba6
12. [... szu]-mu-um-li-ib-szi dumu ku-da-ni
13. [...] 1(ban2) ga-ar3 ARAD2#-i3-li2-szu
14. [...] x ti#? ma#? [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
3'. [...] szu# ba#-ti
  blank space
4'. [x?] iti#? du6#-ku3 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
5'. [mu e2 {d}]nin-ug7-ka# [sza3 masz-gan2]-szabra{ki} ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

previously erroneously registered as Nisaba 12/2, 28 = Nisaba 19, 253, same error in Nisaba 19

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P381937

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 31587
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) 53729

References

  • primary: Nisaba 12, II. 8

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

  • history: Nisaba 19, 253

    [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 12/2, 8 = Nisaba 19, 253 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381937.
Nisaba 12/2, 8 = Nisaba 19, 253 artifact entry (No. P381937). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381937 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/2, 8 = Nisaba 19, 253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381937 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/2, 8 = {Nisaba} 19, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381937},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381937
LB  - CDLI:P381937
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Nisaba 12/2, 8 = Nisaba 19, 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381937
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/2, 8 = Nisaba 19, 253 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381937.
Nisaba 12/2, 8 = Nisaba 19, 253 artifact entry (No. P381937). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381937 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/2, 8 = Nisaba 19, 253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381937 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/2, 8 = {Nisaba} 19, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381937},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381937
LB  - CDLI:P381937
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - Nisaba 12/2, 8 = Nisaba 19, 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381937
ER  -
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