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Nisaba 03/2, 05 (P202090)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 100514

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. 1(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) kasz du
2. na-bi2-{d}en-lil2
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
4. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
5. bur-ma-ma lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
7. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
8. lu2-banda3{da} sukkal
9. ma2 gesz-sze3 gen-na
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
11. 2(disz) i3 id-gur2
12. lugal-nesag-e lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-<la>
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
14. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
reverse
1. nu-ur2-i3-li2 sukkal
2. gu4 udu-ni-sze3 gen-na
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
4. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
5. da-a-a lu2 kas4
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
7. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
8. s,e-lu-um lu2 kas4
9. lu2-gesz-gi!-sze3 gen-na
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
11. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
12. ur-{d}lamma mar-tu
13. dam-gar3-da gen-na
14. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
15. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
16. si2-si2-ig sukkal
17. zi-ga u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
left
1. 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)

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, 5

[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 100514
Accession No.: 1905-05-15, 0474

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.06.27
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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
2014-01-27 at 08:02:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:34:21	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:26:07	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:32:49	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 (057103) (057103)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.100514) (BM.100514)
The British Museum Collection (W_1905-0515-474) (W_1905-0515-474)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/2, 05 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202090.

Nisaba 03/2, 05 artifact entry (No. P202090). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202090 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/2, 05 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202090 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202090},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202090},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/2, 05 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202090.

Nisaba 03/2, 05 artifact entry (No. P202090). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202090 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/2, 05 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202090 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202090},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202090},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202090
LB  - CDLI:P202090
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - Nisaba 03/2, 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202090
ER  -