Nisaba 07, 02 (P283806)

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 015608

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

39.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 31.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [3(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz@t)] gu4#?
2. ki dingir-sa6-ga dub-sar# a-ru-a-ta
3. sza3-bi
  over erasure
4. ($ blank space $) szunigin# 3(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) gu4
5. sza3-bi-ta
reverse
1. 5(u) la2 1(disz@t) gu4
2. unu3! gir2-su[{ki}]
3. 5(u) 6(disz)# gu4#
4. unu3 ki-[nu]-nir{ki} nigin6{ki}-me
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 38.0 wide × 31.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 7, 2

    [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.

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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 015608
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-10, 0335

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:23 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:58:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-11-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 07, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283806.
Nisaba 07, 02 artifact entry (No. P283806). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283806 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283806 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283806},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 07, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283806.
Nisaba 07, 02 artifact entry (No. P283806). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283806 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283806 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283806},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P283806
LB  - CDLI:P283806
M1  - 2025/8/3/
TI  - Nisaba 07, 02 artifact entry
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