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Nisaba 22, 040 (P203805)

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 027593

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; tùm-hu-um-me, PN Gu-dEN.ZU lú kash4, Ga-puzur4)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda
2. 4(disz) gin2 i3
3. sa2-du11 u4 2(disz)-kam
4. gu-<ub>-{d}suen lu2 kas4
5. 4(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) ninda
6. 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3
7. elam hu-<pu>-um-me
8. 2(disz) dug dida
reverse
1. 4(ban2) dabin lugal
2. kaskal-sze3
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 4(disz) gin2 i3
5. bi-puzur4 lu2 kas4
6. giri3 bi-puzur4
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 4(disz) gin2 i3
9. lu2 sza-i3-li2
10. iti sze-sag11-ku5
11. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} u3 hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul

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; tùm-hu-um-me, PN Gu-dEN.ZU lú kash4, Ga-puzur4)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 22, 40

[Notizia2009Nisaba22] Notizia, Palmiro. 2009. I Testi Dei Messageri Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur. Nisaba 22. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 027593
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.11.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	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
2016-07-28 at 15:45:39	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2014-10-10 at 09:24:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2012-06-24 at 21:12:39	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		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 (055316) (055316)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.27593) (BM.27593)
The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0709-381) (W_1898-0709-381)

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203805.

Nisaba 22, 040 artifact entry (No. P203805). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203805 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 22, 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203805 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203805},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P203805.

Nisaba 22, 040 artifact entry (No. P203805). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P203805 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 22, 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P203805 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P203805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P203805},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 040 artifact entry
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