Nisaba 25, 50 (P449037)

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
1. 5(N01@f) , GAR
2. 1(N14@f) , SZAM2# RU
3. aya2-abzu-mud
4. 2(N14@f) , sze sila3
5. me E2~b-si#? UET2_218
  EN2? PAD?
column 2
1. 4(N14) , sze sila3 IGI-BUR RA ISZ
  sahar-ra?
2. 1(N01@f) , sze ar3 ezem nag
3. kindagal
4. 1(N01) , kasz sag
5. 1(N01) , kasz sze
6. 3(N14) , sze sila3
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) , ninda
2. aya2-abzu-si
3. 2(N01@f) , kasz sze
4. 1(N01@f) , kasz sag#
5. 2(N14@f) , ninda
6. 4(N14@f) , sze sila3
7. en-unu-du10 gal-nar
column 2
  blank space

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/P449037

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 18372
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) 19758

References

  • primary: ATFU = Nisaba 25, 50

    [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.

  • history: UET 2, p. 60

    [Burrows1935UET2] Burrows, Eric. 1935. Archaic Texts. Ur Excavations. Texts 2. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

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
2014-11-11 at 17:13:37 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, 50 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P449037.
Nisaba 25, 50 artifact entry (No. P449037). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449037 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 25, 50 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449037 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449037},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P449037
LB  - CDLI:P449037
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - Nisaba 25, 50 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P449037
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 25, 50 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P449037.
Nisaba 25, 50 artifact entry (No. P449037). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449037 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 25, 50 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449037 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449037},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P449037
LB  - CDLI:P449037
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - Nisaba 25, 50 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P449037
ER  -
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