Nisaba 25, 02 (P448989)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1. [1(N01@f)] asz2#-gar3
 en: 1 female kid
2. x-me-en
 en: (from?) x-men;
3. [1(N01@f)] ud5
 en: 1 nanny
4. zur#-zur
 en: (from?) Zur-zur;
column 2
  beginning broken
1. x x [x]
 en: ...
2. 1(N01@f) masz2
 en: 2 bucks
3. en-kul-aba4-si
 en: (from?) En-kul-abasi;
4. 1(N01@f) asz2-gar3
 en: 1 female kid
reverse
column 1
1. nanna#-mud
 en: (from?) Nanna-mud;
2. 1(N01@f) asz2-gar3
 en: 1 female kid
3. igi-gi-gi
 en: (from?) Igi-gigi;
4. 2(N01@f) masz2
 en: 2 bucks,
5. [...]
 en: (from?) ... .
  rest broken
column 2
  blank space
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P448989

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 30718
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) 52967

References

  • primary: ATFU = Nisaba 25, 2

    [Lecompte2013ATFU] Lecompte, Camille. 2013. Archaic Tablets and Fragments from Ur (ATFU) from L. Woolley’s Excavations at the Royal Cemetery. Edited by Lorenzo Verderame. Nisaba 25. Messina: DiCAM.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-06-17 at 17:54:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-01-25 at 10:13:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-01-25 at 09:55:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Lecompte, Camille CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 25, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P448989.
Nisaba 25, 02 artifact entry (No. P448989). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448989 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 25, 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448989 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P448989},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P448989},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P448989
LB  - CDLI:P448989
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Nisaba 25, 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P448989
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 25, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P448989.
Nisaba 25, 02 artifact entry (No. P448989). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448989 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 25, 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448989 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P448989},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P448989},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P448989
LB  - CDLI:P448989
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Nisaba 25, 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P448989
ER  -
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