Nisaba 03/2, 44 (P202102)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 102177

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, Ur-ba-gár, Dingir-ra-la-bé, Lú-dLàl)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. ur-ba-gara2 sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. nam!-ha!-ni sukkal
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
9. lu2-{d}lal3 sukkal
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
3. dingir-ra-la-bi2 sukkal
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2
6. lu2-{d}nanna sukkal
7. an-sza-an{ki}-ta u3 nibru{ki}-ta gen-na
8. iti sze-il2-la

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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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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet, Ur-ba-gár, Dingir-ra-la-bé, Lú-dLàl)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 3/2, 44

    [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 102177
  • Accession No.: 1906-05-12, 0098

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:32:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/2, 44 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202102.
Nisaba 03/2, 44 artifact entry (No. P202102). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202102 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/2, 44 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202102 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 44 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202102},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/2, 44 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202102.
Nisaba 03/2, 44 artifact entry (No. P202102). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202102 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/2, 44 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202102 (Accessed: August 2, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 44 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202102},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P202102
LB  - CDLI:P202102
M1  - 2025/8/2/
TI  - Nisaba 03/2, 44 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202102
ER  -
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