Nisaba 04/2, 69 (P405381)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 022721

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (bit asiri people)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (bit asiri people)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P405381

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Purchased from Messrs Mann & Bishop in 1897.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 022721
Accession Number 1897-03-15, 0007

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.22721
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1897-0315-7

References

  • primary: Nisaba 4, II, 69

    [Rositani2003Nisaba4] Rositani, Annunziata. 2003. Rīm-Anum Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 4. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • history: , 17-18

    [Rositani2023DeathCertificates] Rositani, Annunziata. 2023. “Death Certificates’ in the Bīt Asīrī: New Texts from the British Museum.” Akkadica 144 (1): 17–46.

  • history: SANER 2, 338 (coll.)

    [Seri2013SANER2] Seri, Andrea. 2013. The House of Prisoners. Vol. 2. Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records. De Gruyter.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:12:02 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-03-02 at 16:34:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 13:55:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 13:52:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2010-04-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Seri, Andrea CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 04/2, 69 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P405381.
Nisaba 04/2, 69 artifact entry (No. P405381). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405381 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 04/2, 69 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405381 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 04/2, 69 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405381},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 04/2, 69 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P405381.
Nisaba 04/2, 69 artifact entry (No. P405381). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405381 (Original work published 2010)
Nisaba 04/2, 69 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405381 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Nisaba 04/2, 69 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405381},
}


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PY  - 2026
ID  - P405381
LB  - CDLI:P405381
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - Nisaba 04/2, 69 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405381
ER  -
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