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Nisaba 03/2, 54 (P207658)

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 102221

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

23.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 4.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) kasz saga
2. 2(ban2) ninda
3. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
4. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
5. {d}utu-i3-du10 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
6. giri3 lu2-{d}kal-kal szu-i
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
8. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 2(disz) gin2 i3
10. ur-{d}ig-alim lu2 [{gesz}tukul-gu-la]
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3
4. szu-i3-li2 i7-da gub-ba#?
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
6. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3
8. lu2 a-gu-a-si2-<im>-ti
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
10. 3(disz) sila3 ninda
11. 2(disz) gin2 i3
12. i-di3-zu lu2 {gesz}<tukul>-gu-la
13. zi-ga u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
14. iti sze-sag11-ku5

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): 23.0 high × 35.0 wide × 4.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 3/2, 54

[Capitani2003Nisaba3] Capitani, Maria M. 2003. Girsu Messenger Texts in the British Museum. Nisaba 3. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
history: BPOA 1, 339

[Ozaki2006BPOA1] Ozaki, Tohru, and Marcel Sigrist. 2006. Ur III Administrative Tablets from the British Museum. Part One. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 1. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 102221
Accession No.: 1906-09-12, 0152

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.11.28
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	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
2014-08-24 at 12:11:07	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:36:06	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 11:29:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 20:37:58	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		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 (057353) (057353)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.102221) (BM.102221)
The British Museum Collection (W_1906-0512-142) (W_1906-0512-142)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/2, 54 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207658.

Nisaba 03/2, 54 artifact entry (No. P207658). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207658 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/2, 54 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207658 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207658},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 03/2, 54 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P207658.

Nisaba 03/2, 54 artifact entry (No. P207658). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P207658 (Original work published 2002)

Nisaba 03/2, 54 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P207658 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 03/2, 54 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P207658},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P207658},
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