Nisaba 03/2, 09 (P202121)

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 100520

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
4. u2-e-li lu2 kas4#
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
8. nu-ha-al? lu2 kas4
  for nu-ha-lum
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz#
2. 3(disz) sila3 ninda#
3. 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
4. ur#-{d#}suen# sukkal#
5. szuszin{ki} gen-na
6. zi-ga a-kal-la
7. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
8. mu en-unu6-gal-an-na {d}inanna ba-hun

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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  • primary: Nisaba 3/2, 9

    [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 100520
  • Accession No.: 1905-05-15, 0480

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.07.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2014-01-27 at 08:03:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:32:58 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, 09 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P202121.
Nisaba 03/2, 09 artifact entry (No. P202121). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202121 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/2, 09 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202121 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202121},
}


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