Nisaba 03/2, 38 (P202087)
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 102153Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text Messeneger tablet; Tu-ra-am-ì-lí, In-da-shi)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
3. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3
4. sze-ba <na>-ra-am-i3-li2 lu2 {gesz}tukul
5. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
8. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 ninda
9. kaskal-sze3
reverse
1. in-da-pa3
2. hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}-sze3 gen-<na>
3. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 4(disz) gin2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam
5. wa-wa lu2 {gesz}tukul
6. ki gesz-i3-sze3 gen-na
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7. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
3. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3
4. sze-ba <na>-ra-am-i3-li2 lu2 {gesz}tukul
5. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
8. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 ninda
9. kaskal-sze3
reverse
1. in-da-pa3
2. hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}-sze3 gen-<na>
3. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 4(disz) gin2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam
5. wa-wa lu2 {gesz}tukul
6. ki gesz-i3-sze3 gen-na
1 line blank
7. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
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 Messeneger tablet; Tu-ra-am-ì-lí, In-da-shi)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 3/2, 38
[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 102153
- Accession No.: 1906-05-12, 0074
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.06.00
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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 14:34:21 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:26:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:32:47 | 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 (057296) (057296)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.102153) (BM.102153)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1906-0512-74) (W_1906-0512-74)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/2, 38 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202087.
Nisaba 03/2, 38 artifact entry (No. P202087). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202087 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/2, 38 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202087 (Accessed: November 23, 2025).
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