Nisaba 22, 104 (P406445)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.317

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of beer to royal soldiers, a cupbearer, a runner coming from the place gu-abba,etc)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

81.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz saga 2(ban2) kasz du lugal
2. ri-szi-in sagi
3. 4(disz) dug dida saga
4. 6(disz) dug dida du
5. 3(ban2) kasz du lugal
6. 2(barig) dabin 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
7. aga3-us2 lugal-me
8. 6(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
9. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
10. na-di sukkal
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
12. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
13. hu-u3-lum-ma
14. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
15. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
16. ur-{d}ba-ba6 sagi
17. giri3 ri-szi-in sagi
18. 1(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) kasz du
19. na-bi2-{d}en-lil2 dumu-lugal
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
2. szu-{d}iszkur lu2 {gesz}tukul
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
4. en-u2-mi-i3-li2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
6. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
7. bur-ma-ma ma2-gesz-sze3 gen-na
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
9. s,e-lu-um lu2 sag-da gen-na
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
11. a-da-lal3 lu2 kas4
12. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
13. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
14. i-di3-ni-a lu2 kas4
15. gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ta gen-na
16. 6(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 zi3 2(disz) i3 id-gur2
17. lu2 nu-kiri6-me
18. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
19. ur-{d}lamma mar-tu
20. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
21. a-bu-da lu2 kas4
22. zi-ga u4 3(u)-kam
left
1. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 81.0 high × 35.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete. signs slightly encrusted.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of beer to royal soldiers, a cupbearer, a runner coming from the place gu-abba,etc)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 104

    [Notizia2009Nisaba22] Notizia, Palmiro. 2009. I Testi Dei Messageri Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur. Nisaba 22. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

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  • Museum No.: SM 1909.05.317
  • Accession No.: 06481 (smcat:1386)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-10-07 at 08:47:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-26 at 12:22:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-23 at 12:22:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 104 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406445.
Nisaba 22, 104 artifact entry (No. P406445). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406445
Nisaba 22, 104 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406445 (Accessed: August 29, 2025).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-29]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406445},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406445
LB  - CDLI:P406445
M1  - 2025/8/29/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406445
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 104 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406445.
Nisaba 22, 104 artifact entry (No. P406445). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406445
Nisaba 22, 104 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406445 (Accessed: August 29, 2025).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-29]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406445},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406445
LB  - CDLI:P406445
M1  - 2025/8/29/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406445
ER  -
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