Nisaba 12/2, 17 = Nisaba 19, 254 (P381946)

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)

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Measurements

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Annotation unreviewed

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n] 1(disz) x x 1(ban2) gur
2'. i3-dab5 i-ba-asz-szi-dingir
3'. [n] gur im-gur-{d}suen dumu a#-[hi?]-ia
4'. [n] 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur a-ab-ba dumu# a-la-lum
5'. 4(asz) gur {d}suen#-i-din-na-am szesz-a-ni
6'. [n] gur ri-ba-am-{d}suen
7'. [n] 2(barig) gur ur-dingir-ra szesz-a-ni
8'. [n] gur {d}suen-ra-bi szesz-a-ni
9'. [n] 1(asz)? 4(barig) gur a-gu-u2-a
10'. dumu# ka-na#-a-a
  rest broken
reverse
  traces

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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, II. 17

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

  • history: Nisaba 19, 254

    [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 31400
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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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CDLI Notes:

previously erroneously registered as Nisaba 12/2, 37 = Nisaba 19, 254, same error in Nisaba 19

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/2, 17 = Nisaba 19, 254 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381946.
Nisaba 12/2, 17 = Nisaba 19, 254 artifact entry (No. P381946). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381946 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/2, 17 = Nisaba 19, 254 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381946 (Accessed: August 28, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/2, 17 = {Nisaba} 19, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381946},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381946
LB  - CDLI:P381946
M1  - 2025/8/28/
TI  - Nisaba 12/2, 17 = Nisaba 19, 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381946
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/2, 17 = Nisaba 19, 254 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381946.
Nisaba 12/2, 17 = Nisaba 19, 254 artifact entry (No. P381946). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381946 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/2, 17 = Nisaba 19, 254 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381946 (Accessed: August 28, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/2, 17 = {Nisaba} 19, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381946},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381946
LB  - CDLI:P381946
M1  - 2025/8/28/
TI  - Nisaba 12/2, 17 = Nisaba 19, 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381946
ER  - 
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