Nisaba 17, p. 129-130 (P206359)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 021141Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
83.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 22.0 mm
tablet
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1. la2-ia3 1(u) sze gur lugal
2. ur-{d}ig-alim dub-sar zi3-da
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) ur-mes dumu {d}ba-ba6-GIR2@g-gal
4. 2(asz) lu2-me-lam2 dumu ba-a
5. 2(asz) nam-mah dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
6. 3(asz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6 ulu3-di
7. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-nig2
8. 1(u) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
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10. 2(ban2) lugal-mudra5
11. 4(u) 3(asz) ur-{d}nin-pirig dumu# ba#-sa6-ga
12. 2(asz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi
13. 2(u) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}lamma dumu HI-ni
14. 8(asz) 3(ban2) ur-{d}lamma dumu erin-da
blank space
16. 2(ban2) ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
reverse
1. 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) ur-{d}lamma dumu HI-ni
2. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 nig2-u2-rum dumu ki-tusz-lu2
3. 1(u) ur-{d}lamma dumu HI-ni
4. e2 {d}szul-gi
5. 4(u) gur ur-{d}lamma dumu inim-ma
6. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) [...] gur KI
erasure before and after gur
7. sze nig2-gal2-la e2 {d}nin-dar-a#
blank space
8. e2 nam-ha-ni
9. en3-bi tar-dam
blank space
obverse
1. la2-ia3 1(u) sze gur lugal
2. ur-{d}ig-alim dub-sar zi3-da
3. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) ur-mes dumu {d}ba-ba6-GIR2@g-gal
4. 2(asz) lu2-me-lam2 dumu ba-a
5. 2(asz) nam-mah dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
6. 3(asz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6 ulu3-di
7. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-nig2
8. 1(u) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
blank space
10. 2(ban2) lugal-mudra5
11. 4(u) 3(asz) ur-{d}nin-pirig dumu# ba#-sa6-ga
12. 2(asz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi
13. 2(u) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}lamma dumu HI-ni
14. 8(asz) 3(ban2) ur-{d}lamma dumu erin-da
blank space
16. 2(ban2) ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
reverse
1. 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) ur-{d}lamma dumu HI-ni
2. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 nig2-u2-rum dumu ki-tusz-lu2
3. 1(u) ur-{d}lamma dumu HI-ni
4. e2 {d}szul-gi
5. 4(u) gur ur-{d}lamma dumu inim-ma
6. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) [...] gur KI
erasure before and after gur
7. sze nig2-gal2-la e2 {d}nin-dar-a#
blank space
8. e2 nam-ha-ni
9. en3-bi tar-dam
blank space
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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
- Measurements (mm): 83.0 high × 51.0 wide × 22.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 17 Appendix
[Santagati2007Nisaba17] Santagati, Elena. 2007. “A Tablet of Barley from Ĝirsu.” In Neo-Sumerian Ĝirsu Texts of Barley and Cereal Products, Kept in the British Museum, edited by Francesco Pomponio and Lorenzo Verderame, 129–32. Nisaba 17. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.draft document
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 021141
- Accession No.: 1895-10-19, 0016
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2014-04-17 at 14:30:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-02-07 at 14:30:04 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:35:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-04-12 at 18:56:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (041841) (041841)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.21141) (BM.21141)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1895-1019-16) (W_1895-1019-16)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 17, p. 129-130 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P206359.
Nisaba 17, p. 129-130 artifact entry (No. P206359). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P206359 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 17, p. 129-130 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P206359 (Accessed: November 18, 2025).
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