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Nisaba 03/2, 03 (P202106)

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 100509

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz saga 2(ban2) kasz du
2. 2(ban2) ninda lugal
3. lu2-dingir-ra dumu ARAD2?-x-x
4. 1(ban2) kasz saga 2(ban2) kasz du
5. 3(ban2) ninda
6. ur-{d}nin-sun2 dumu-lugal
7. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
8. {d}nanna-mu-ma u3 lu2-eb
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 4(disz) gin2 i3
3. x lu2-gesz-gu-la
x is two fingernail impressions
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. szu-i3-li2 szuszin-sze3 gen-na#
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3
9. ip-qu2-sza a-dam-[szah2{ki} du-ni]
10. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
left
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text Messenger tablet)
Language(s): Sumerian

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primary: Nisaba 3/2, 3

[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 100509
Accession No.: 1905-05-15, 0469

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.11.13
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Accounting Period: 0

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 07:59:01	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 11:26:08	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:32:53	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

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“Nisaba 03/2, 03 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202106.

Nisaba 03/2, 03 artifact entry (No. P202106). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202106 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/2, 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202106 (Accessed: June 7, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202106},
}

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“Nisaba 03/2, 03 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202106.

Nisaba 03/2, 03 artifact entry (No. P202106). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202106 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/2, 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202106 (Accessed: June 7, 2025).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202106},
}

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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2025/6/7/
TI  - Nisaba 03/2, 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202106
ER  -

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