Nisaba 22, 113 (P406472)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1909.05.350

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--beer and flour are distributed to persons with the titles sukkal, aga-us2, lu2-kas4, who go to/from Susa)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. ur-ma-ma sukkal
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
4. gesz-ga-ti aga3-us2 gal
5. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
6. szu-{d}dumu-zi sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
8. puzur4-a-bi2 sukkal
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
10. gu-u2-a-ti sukkal
11. sahar{ki}-a a2 gesz-gar-ra szu-ku6 e3-e3-de3 tusz-a
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. lugal-nesag-e sukkal
3. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5. ur-{d}dumu-zi lu2 kas4
6. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
  blank space
7. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text--beer and flour are distributed to persons with the titles sukkal, aga-us2, lu2-kas4, who go to/from Susa)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406472

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; rev. of tablet is two colored--darker on the left

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1909.05.350
Accession Number 06514 (smcat:1419)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174553

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 113

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-07-15 at 04:20:50 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:45:46 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-26 at 12:22:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-23 at 12:22:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 113 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406472.
Nisaba 22, 113 artifact entry (No. P406472). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406472
Nisaba 22, 113 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406472 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406472},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 113 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406472.
Nisaba 22, 113 artifact entry (No. P406472). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406472
Nisaba 22, 113 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406472 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406472},
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