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Nisaba 22, 051 (P204234)

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 021785

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) sila3 kasz
2. 6(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 4(disz) gin2 i3
4. sa2-du11 u4 2(disz)-kam
5. puzur4-esz18-dar
6. lu2-{gesz}tukul-ra
7. ki dumu lugal-ka-sze3
reverse
1. gen-na
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
3. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 4(disz) gin2 i3
5. igi-ne-ni-ri2-tum szuszin{ki}-sze3 gen-na
6. lu2-{gesz}tukul-gu-la
7. zi-ga iti amar-a-<a>-si
8. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
left
1. ur-bi2-lum{ki} <mu>-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)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 22, 51

[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 021785
Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0451

Provenience

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

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.10.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:45:40	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-12-21 at 09:06:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2012-06-24 at 21:12:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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 (042339) (042339)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21785) (BM.21785)
British Museum Collection (W_1896-0330-451) (W_1896-0330-451)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 22, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204234.

Nisaba 22, 051 artifact entry (No. P204234). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204234 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 22, 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204234 (Accessed: February 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204234},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 22, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P204234.

Nisaba 22, 051 artifact entry (No. P204234). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P204234 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 22, 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P204234 (Accessed: February 24, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P204234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P204234},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P204234
LB  - CDLI:P204234
M1  - 2026/2/24/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P204234
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