Nisaba 07, 12 (P283816)

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 019994

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

108.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 30.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(gesz'u) gur ku3-SZIM
4. 1(gesz2) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
5. hur-sag
6. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) gur
7. e2-lunga
8. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
9. sa2-du11 ensi2
10. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
11. e2 kikken2-sze3
  blank space
12. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
13. i3-dub du6-sa-bar-ra
14. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
15. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
16. ab#-ba-kal-la
column 2
1. 9(gesz2) sze szuku-ra ensi2-ka
  blank space
2. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(gesz'u) lu2 lunga-me
5. 9(gesz2) e2-kikken-sze3
6. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
7. sze munu4-mu2 gir2-su{ki}
  blank space
8. i3-dub nin-a2-zi-da
9. 3(gesz'u) sze kar-ra gur
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 1(gesz'u) gur gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3
12. 4(gesz2) mu sze munu4-sze3
13. gu2 i7 nigin6{ki}-sze3-du
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
2. sze-ba {gesz}tukul-e dab5-ba
3. ur-{d}en-gal-du-du
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. sze-ba giri3-se3-ga
6. lu2-{d}utu
7. 1(gesz2) 5(u)#? 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
8. sa2-du11 esz3 didli
9. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2)
10. la2-ia3
  some text moved to next line
11. iti sze-il2-la
12. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) sze-ba nu-{gesz}kiri6
13. 3(gesz2) 6(asz) sze-ba geme2 usz-bar
14. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
15. sa2#-du11 esz3 didli#
16. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 1(ban2) gur
17. giri3-se3-ga iri
18. 1(gesz2)? nu-{gesz}kiri6 ki-sur-ra{ki}
column 2
1. [...] 4(u)#? 3(asz) 4(barig)
2. [la2-ia3]
  some text moved to next line
3. [iti] GAN2-masz
4. 1(gesz2) gur
5. sze erin2-e szu-ti-a
  blank space
6. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
7. sze nam-mah
  blank space
8. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 4(asz) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur
9. i3-dub a-sza3 gi-dah-ha
10. sa2-du11 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3
  blank space
11. im sze ha-la-a
  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): 108.0 high × 73.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 7, 12

    [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, emmer - sa2-du11, szuku-ra, sze-ba, szu-ti-a, im sze ha-la-a

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 019994
  • Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0034b ?

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.01.00, 00.00.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-12-24 at 16:20:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:40:41 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, 12 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283816.
Nisaba 07, 12 artifact entry (No. P283816). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283816 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 12 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283816 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283816},
}


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