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Nisaba 22, 055 (P205902)

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 024194

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
3. i3-la-la lu2-{gesz}<tukul>
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3
5. ur-{d}suen lu2-{gesz}<tukul>
6. 1(ban2) kasz ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3
7. sa2-du11 u4 2(disz)-kam
8. ku3-{d}nanna lu2-{gesz}<tukul>
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz ninda 2(disz) gin2 [i3]
10. {d}nanna-ku3-zu lu2-{gesz}gigir
reverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz ninda 2(disz) gin2 [i3]
2. sa2-du11 u4 2(disz)-[kam]
3. zu2-ga-li
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz [ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3]
5. il-szu-qu2#-[ra-ad] lu2-[...]
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz ninda [2(disz) gin2 i3]
7. sza-mah lu2#-[x]
8. zi-ga
some text moved to next line
9. iti amar-a-[a-si]
10. mu en {d}inanna ba-hun-ga2

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.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 22, 55

[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 024194
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.10.00
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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
2015-12-21 at 17:11:10	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 (052659) (052659)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.24194) (BM.24194)
The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0215-576) (W_1898-0215-576)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 055 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205902.

Nisaba 22, 055 artifact entry (No. P205902). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205902 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 22, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205902 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205902},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 055 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205902.

Nisaba 22, 055 artifact entry (No. P205902). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205902 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 22, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205902 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205902},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P205902
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205902
ER  -