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Nisaba 03/2, 13 (P201987)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 100526

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. ur-{d}ig-alim sukkal#
4. sahar-ta gen-na
5. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 <kasz> 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 3(disz)# i3-gesz id-gur2
7. sa2#-du11# u4 3(disz)-kam
8. [...]-la2#?-NI sukkal
9. [...] x a-sza3-bi
10. [...] x din x KA
reverse
1. [...] al#?-la2-ne gen-na
2. nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
3. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 1(disz)# i3-gesz id-gur2
5. lugal#-ezem sukkal ma2-x-x-da gen-na
6. gu2-a-ab-ba-ta gen#-na#
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. szu-e2-a lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
left
1. iti# [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 3/2, 13

[Capitani2003Nisaba3] Capitani, Maria M. 2003. Girsu Messenger Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 3. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

UR III

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 100526
Accession No.: 1905-05-15, 0486

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2014-08-24 at 12:11:05	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:34:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:26:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:32:22	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057114) (057114)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.100526) (BM.100526)
The British Museum Collection (W_1905-0515-486) (W_1905-0515-486)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/2, 13 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201987.

Nisaba 03/2, 13 artifact entry (No. P201987). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201987 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/2, 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201987 (Accessed: December 15, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201987},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201987},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/2, 13 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201987.

Nisaba 03/2, 13 artifact entry (No. P201987). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201987 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/2, 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201987 (Accessed: December 15, 2025).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201987},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201987},
}

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TI  - Nisaba 03/2, 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201987
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