Nisaba 03/2, 46 (P202088)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 102180

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; A-hu-a-qàr, Gùd-é-a nigin-a dam-qàr sa-gaz-ak-shè inim-inim-ma gu4-zú-a-shè gin-na)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 [...]
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. a-hu-a-ga sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. gu3-de2-a sukkal diri dam-gar3 sa-gaz-ak-sze3 gen-na
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. ba-lu5 sukkal
4. KA inim-ma-ta KA-a-sze3 gen-na
5. an-sza-an{ki}-ta u3 nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
6. iti szu-numun#

Textual annotations

#new_text=P202088 # ID FORM SEGM XPOSTAG HEAD DEPREL MISC # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 3 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 5 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 ... _[_] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 8 i3-gesz igesz[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 9 id-gur2 idgurum[ladle] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 a-hu-a-ga Ahu'aga[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 sukkal sukkal[secretary] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 12 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 13 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 14 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 16 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 17 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 19 i3-gesz igesz[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 20 id-gur2 idgurum[ladle] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 21 gu3-de2-a Gude'a[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 22 sukkal sukkal[secretary] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 23 diri dirig[supreme] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 24 dam-gar3 damgar[merchant] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 25 sa-gaz-ak-sze3 Sagazak[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 26 gen-na gen[go] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 27 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 28 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 29 kasz kasz[beer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 30 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 31 sila3 sila[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 32 ninda ninda[bread] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 33 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 34 i3-gesz igesz[oil] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 35 id-gur2 idgurum[ladle] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 36 ba-lu5 Balu[1] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 37 sukkal sukkal[secretary] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 38 KA ka[mouth] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 39 inim-ma-ta inim[word] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abl _ _ _ _ 40 KA-a-sze3 Kaya[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 41 gen-na gen[go] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 42 an-sza-an{ki}-ta Anszan[1] PROPN GN Number=Sing|Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 43 u3 u[and] CCONJ CNJ _ _ _ _ _ 44 nibru{ki}-ta Nibru[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Abl _ _ _ _ 45 gen-na gen[go] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 46 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 47 szu-numun Szunumun[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet; A-hu-a-qàr, Gùd-é-a nigin-a dam-qàr sa-gaz-ak-shè inim-inim-ma gu4-zú-a-shè gin-na)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P202088

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 102180
Accession Number 1906-05-12, 0101

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 057318
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.102180
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1906-0512-101

References

  • primary: Nisaba 3/2, 46

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

    UR III

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:32:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/2, 46 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202088.
Nisaba 03/2, 46 artifact entry (No. P202088). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202088 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/2, 46 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202088 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 46 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202088},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/2, 46 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202088.
Nisaba 03/2, 46 artifact entry (No. P202088). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202088 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/2, 46 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202088 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202088},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202088},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P202088
LB  - CDLI:P202088
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - Nisaba 03/2, 46 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202088
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