Nisaba 12/3, 18 = Nisaba 19, 257 (P381960)

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. 2(disz) sila3 [n] gin2 i3-gesz [du10-ga]
2. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 lal3-kur-[ra]
3. 4(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3-nun
4. 4(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 ga-ar3
5. 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ga-SIG7-a
6. [...] 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
7. [sa2]-du11
8. [...] x x
9. [...] x
  rest broken
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-la
2'. [...] x
  n lines broken
3'. [n] i3-gesz [du10]-ga#
4'. [n sila3 n] 1/2(disz) gin2 lal3
5'. 1(asz) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur#
6'. 4(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun# [...]
7'. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz)#? sila3 i3-nun# [...]
8'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-[gesz {kusz}a2-la2?]
9'. 1(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1(u) 2(disz)#? [gin2 ga-ar3 gur]
10'. 5(disz) sila3 gu2 had2 [...]
11'. 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3# [zu2-lum gur]
left
1. sa2-du11 nig2-dab5 iti-da#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

previously erroneously registered as Nisaba 12/3, 13 = Nisaba 19, 257, same error in Nisaba 19

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P381960

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 31497
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) 53639

References

  • primary: Nisaba 12, III. 18

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

  • history: Nisaba 19, 257

    [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 12/3, 18 = Nisaba 19, 257 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381960.
Nisaba 12/3, 18 = Nisaba 19, 257 artifact entry (No. P381960). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381960 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/3, 18 = Nisaba 19, 257 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381960 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/3, 18 = {Nisaba} 19, 257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381960},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381960
LB  - CDLI:P381960
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 12/3, 18 = Nisaba 19, 257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381960
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 12/3, 18 = Nisaba 19, 257 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P381960.
Nisaba 12/3, 18 = Nisaba 19, 257 artifact entry (No. P381960). (2023, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P381960 (Original work published 2008)
Nisaba 12/3, 18 = Nisaba 19, 257 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P381960 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 12/3, 18 = {Nisaba} 19, 257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P381960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P381960},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P381960
LB  - CDLI:P381960
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - Nisaba 12/3, 18 = Nisaba 19, 257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P381960
ER  -
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