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Nisaba 07, 03 (P283807)

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 023835

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

47.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 7(asz) sze gur lugal
2. dabin-KA e2#?
3. kiszib3 da-da nu-banda3-gu4
4. 1(u) 4(asz) kiszib3 ad-da-mu
5. 2(asz) 4(barig) kiszib3 ur-sukkal nu-banda3-gu4
6. a-sza3 gi-dah-ha-ta
7. 2(u) 7(asz) engar 2(barig)-ta
8. 4(u) dumu-gu4-gur 1(barig)-ta
9. sze-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) gur
10. kiszib3 igi-lam-lam dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 ki ARAD2-mu-ta
11. 6(asz) kiszib3 lugal-sza3-la2 dumu me-an-ta sza3 1(u) 2(asz) x
12. ki ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-mes-ta
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13. szunigin 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 3(barig) gur
14. sza3-bi-ta
15. 2(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2)# [7(disz) sila3] x-x-ka
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1. 4(asz) sze dumu-gu4-gur
2. 2(u) 4(asz) masz2 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
3. sze-bi 8(asz) gur
4. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-lu5 szu ba-ti
5. mu en {d}nanna masz2-e i3?-pa3
6. giri3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-lu5
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7. szunigin 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(asz) 7(disz) sila3 gur
8. mu-kux(DU)
9. la2-ia3 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur
blank space
10. nig2-ka9-ak ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lugal-du10-ga
11. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 81.0 wide × 27.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 7, 3

[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 - kiszib, szu ba-ti, mu-DU, nig2-ka9-aka

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 023835
Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0176b ?

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.00.00, Šulgi.43.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-03-13 at 12:53:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:47:06	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2010-01-16 at 07:40:37	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2005-11-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

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“Nisaba 07, 03 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283807.

Nisaba 07, 03 artifact entry (No. P283807). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283807 (Original work published 2005)

Nisaba 07, 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283807 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283807},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283807},
}

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“Nisaba 07, 03 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283807.

Nisaba 07, 03 artifact entry (No. P283807). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283807 (Original work published 2005)

Nisaba 07, 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283807 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283807},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283807},
}

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