Nisaba 03/2, 14 (P201988)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 100527Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. lu2-{d}szul-gi sukkal
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. [...]-x-sza3 sukkal
7. [...] kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. [...]
9. [...]
10. [...]
reverse
1. [...] x kasz# 5(disz)# sila3# <ninda>
2. [...] i3#-gesz# id#-gur2#
3. ($ blank space $) sukkal
erased with traces of signs
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. elam e-ba-ab-du7 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da sukkal
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
9. lu2-{d}utu sukkal
10. an-sza-an{ki}-ta u3 {d}nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
left
1. [...]-kam
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. lu2-{d}szul-gi sukkal
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. [...]-x-sza3 sukkal
7. [...] kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. [...]
9. [...]
10. [...]
reverse
1. [...] x kasz# 5(disz)# sila3# <ninda>
2. [...] i3#-gesz# id#-gur2#
3. ($ blank space $) sukkal
erased with traces of signs
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. elam e-ba-ab-du7 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da sukkal
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
9. lu2-{d}utu sukkal
10. an-sza-an{ki}-ta u3 {d}nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
left
1. [...]-kam
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 3/2, 14
[Capitani2003Nisaba3] Capitani, Maria M. 2003. Girsu Messenger Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 3. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.UR III
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 100527
- Accession No.: 1905-05-15, 0487
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2014-08-24 at 12:11:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:19 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:26:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:32:23 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057115) (057115)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.100527) (BM.100527)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1905-0515-487) (W_1905-0515-487)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/2, 14 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201988.
Nisaba 03/2, 14 artifact entry (No. P201988). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201988 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/2, 14 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201988 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
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