Nisaba 25, 62 (P449049)

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. [...] x
 en: ...
2. [...] SAG#?-si
 en: ...
3. unu
 en: Uruk
4. 4(N14@f) 2(N01@f) , alan-zi
 en: 42 (men?): Alan-zi
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] RU#
 en: ...
2'. 2(N14@f)# 8(N01@f) , ama-engur-si
 en: 26 (men?): Ama-engur-si
3'. 2(N14@f) 5(N01@f) , nam2-UN-si
 en: 25 (men?): Nam-UN-si
4'. 1(N14@f) 5(N01@f) , mes-ki-nu-zu
 en: 15 (men?): Mes-ki-nu-zu
5'. 1(N14@f) 6(N01@f) , SA6#-si
 en: 16 (men?): SA-si
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] e2-ban#?
 en: ...
2'. 3(N14@f) 2(N01@f) , GAN2!?
 en: 32 (men?) [...]
3'. 3(N14@f) , ama-uszum-gal
 en: 30 (men?): Ama-uszumgal
4'. 2(N14@f) 3(N01@f) , ni2-kur-ra
 en: 23 (men?): Nikurra
5'. 4(N14@f) 3(N01@f) , SAG
 en: 43 (men?): [...]
6'. 3(N14@f) 5(N01@f) , MA
 en: 35 (men?): [...]
  erased sign after MA
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...] NE#
 en: ...
2'. 2(N14@f) 2(N01@f) , a3-la-lumx(UET2_136)
 en: 22 (men?): Alalum
3'. 8(N01@f) , bahar4
  erasures
reverse
column 1
1. 3(N34@f) 2(N14@f) 4(N01@f) , lu2 RU
 en: 204 men subscripted (?)
2. [n] 3(N01)# , e2-nun-gal
 en: ... 3, enungal
3. unu
 en: (of) Uruk
  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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P449049

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 18384
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) 19770

References

  • primary: ATFU = Nisaba 25, 62

    [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
2014-12-09 at 13:54:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-11 at 17:13:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Lecompte, Camille CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 25, 62 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P449049.
Nisaba 25, 62 artifact entry (No. P449049). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449049 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 25, 62 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449049 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 62 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449049},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449049},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P449049
LB  - CDLI:P449049
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - Nisaba 25, 62 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P449049
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 25, 62 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P449049.
Nisaba 25, 62 artifact entry (No. P449049). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449049 (Original work published 2013)
Nisaba 25, 62 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449049 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {Nisaba 25, 62 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449049},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449049},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P449049
LB  - CDLI:P449049
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - Nisaba 25, 62 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P449049
ER  -
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