Nisaba 07, 13 (P206300)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 020005

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 109.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...] HAR si UD x [...]
3'. [...] x [...]
4'. [...] x dub#?-sar lugal#
5'. [...]-ta#
6'. a2#-[x x (x)] ur#-{d}szul-pa-e3#
7'. 1(asz)? [...] x gu2? BI x x-ta
8'. sze-bi 1(asz)# 1(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 gur
blank space
9'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
10'. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
11'. sza3-bi-ta
12'. 4(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) lugal
13'. sa2-du11 nin-dingir-ra
14'. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2)# ki-a-nag geme2-{d}ba-ba6
15'. 4(disz) sila3 ki#-a-nag sza3-ba-na-sig#?
16'. sa2-du11 u4 1(disz)-kam
17'. iti 1(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
18'. sa2-du11 u4-da IL2
19'. 1(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) nig2-diri ki-a-nag
reverse
1. u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz)
2. iti# 1(disz)-kam iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
3. 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ki-a-nag geme2-{d}ba-ba6
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erasures
4. nig2-se3-ga ezem-{d}li9-si4
5. 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ki-a-nag geme2-{d}ba-ba6
line erased
6. nig2-se3-ga ezem-{d}dumu-zi
7. 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ki-a-nag geme2-{d}ba-ba6
8. nig2-se3-ga ezem-{d}ba-ba6
9. sze-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
10. nig2-ezem-ma u3 u4-sakar ki-a-nag
11. 4(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) {d}szul-gi ezem-ma tusz-a
12. sze-bi 1(barig)
13. 5(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2)
14. sze-bi 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
15. zi-ga nig2-diri kas4#-e-ne
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16. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) [1/2(disz) sila3 sze?] lugal
17. zi-ga-am3#?
18. la2-ia3 4(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) [1/2(disz) sila3]
19. nig2-ka9-ak a2-[bi2]-lum#?
20. iti GAN2-masz
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21. iti sze-[il2]-la#
22. mu# [...]
left
1. iti-bi 1(u) 3(disz)-am3
2. iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sze-KU i3-gal2

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
Measurements (mm): 50.0 high × 109.0 wide × 30.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 7, 13

[d'Agostino2005Nisaba7] Agostino, Franco d’, and Francesco Pomponio. 2005. Ša₃-Bi-Ta Texts from Girsu Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 7. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

barley - sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam, sa2-du11, zi-ga, nig2-ka9-aka

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 020005
Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0045a ?

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.01.00, 00.00.11.00, 00.00.11.00d, 00.00.12.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 00.00.01.00 to 00.00.12.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-12-20 at 17:12:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-03-13 at 12:54:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:35:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:37:44	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 (041428) (041428)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.20005) (BM.20005)
British Museum Collection (W_1895-1017-45) (W_1895-1017-45)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 07, 13 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206300.

Nisaba 07, 13 artifact entry (No. P206300). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206300 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 07, 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206300 (Accessed: February 8, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	title = {Nisaba 07, 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206300},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206300},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 07, 13 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206300.

Nisaba 07, 13 artifact entry (No. P206300). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206300 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 07, 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206300 (Accessed: February 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P206300},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P206300},
}

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