Nisaba 03/2, 42 (P202064)
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 102169Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet; SHi-ni-da-a)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. {d}iszkur-ba-ni tusz-a
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
5. ba-la-la sukkal
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
8. igi-ni-da-a sukkal
9. an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na
10. 2(disz) kasz dida
reverse
1. 4(ban2) dabin lugal
2. 3(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. elam ki-masz{ki}-ke4 szu ba-ti
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. giri3 szu-e2-a sukkal
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
8. {d}nanna-kam sukkal
9. ki-masz{ki}-ta du-ni ma2-gur8-me
left
1. iti mu-szu-du7
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. {d}iszkur-ba-ni tusz-a
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
5. ba-la-la sukkal
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
8. igi-ni-da-a sukkal
9. an-sza-an{ki}-ta gen-na
10. 2(disz) kasz dida
reverse
1. 4(ban2) dabin lugal
2. 3(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. elam ki-masz{ki}-ke4 szu ba-ti
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. giri3 szu-e2-a sukkal
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
8. {d}nanna-kam sukkal
9. ki-masz{ki}-ta du-ni ma2-gur8-me
left
1. iti mu-szu-du7
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet; SHi-ni-da-a)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 3/2, 42
[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 102169
- Accession No.: 1906-05-12, 0090
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.09.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | 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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| 2011-07-22 at 14:34:20 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:26:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:32:38 | 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 (057309) (057309)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.102169) (BM.102169)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1906-0512-90) (W_1906-0512-90)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/2, 42 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202064.
Nisaba 03/2, 42 artifact entry (No. P202064). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202064 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/2, 42 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202064 (Accessed: November 23, 2025).
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