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Nisaba 25, 57 (P449044)

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

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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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. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(N01@f)#? ama#-TE-sze3
4. 3(N01@f) , dingir-girix(LAK085)-zal#
5. 3(N01@f) , ur#-ur# x
6. [...] SZUM2#?
7. [...] nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)#-[...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(N01@f) , KASKAL-PA
3. 1(N01@f) , gu4-si
4. 5(N01@f) , ur-nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)
5. 1(N01@f) , ak#
6. 3(N01@f) , ga-ni
7. 1(N01@f) , aya2#?-e2-si
8. 1(N01@f) , utu-nita#-RA
column 3
1. [...]-szim#
2. 1(N01@f)# , mes-lu2-nu-sze3#
3. 2(N01@f) , munus-e2-ti
4. 1(N01@f) , munus-ul4-gal
5. 1(N01@f) , en-he2-gi4
he2 = GANxHI
6. 2(N01@f) , amar-nab
7. 3(N01@f) , SZAM2#?
8. 2(N01@f) , nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)-gen7-du10
column 4
1. 1(N01@f) , ama-ul4-gal
2. 3(N01@f) , AN-giri16 [...]
3. 4(N01@f) , ama-inanna
4. 2(N01@f) , nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)-szita-gu10#
5. 1(N01@f) , ak-{d}inanna
6. 1(N01@f) , sur2
7. 1(N01@f) , ur-nannax(|SZESZ.NA|)
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N01@f) , ak
2. 1(N01@f)# , ambar-si
3. 2(N01@f) , ama-e2-si
4. 1(N01@f) , ama-an-si
5. [n] SI#-A
6. 1(N01@f) , inim-du11
blank space
column 2
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Consult word list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: ATFU = Nisaba 25, 57

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: U 18379
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Dates Referenced:
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2017-10-26 at 13:20:51	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2016-08-19 at 01:10:13	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2014-11-11 at 17:13:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2013-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Lecompte, Camille		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Ur Online Project (19765) (19765)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 25, 57 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P449044.

Nisaba 25, 57 artifact entry (No. P449044). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449044 (Original work published 2013)

Nisaba 25, 57 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449044 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449044},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 25, 57 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P449044.

Nisaba 25, 57 artifact entry (No. P449044). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449044 (Original work published 2013)

Nisaba 25, 57 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449044 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449044},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P449044
LB  - CDLI:P449044
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - Nisaba 25, 57 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P449044
ER  -