Nisaba 07, 16 (P283820)

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 021391

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

98.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur lugal#
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) dabin-KA
4. kiszib3 nu-banda3 ugula usz-bar
5. 6(asz) 4(barig) 5(disz) sila3 kiszib3 6(disz)-am3#
6. sza3-gal udu-sze3!(TUG2) lu2-ba-a
7. 2(asz) sa2-du11 {d}nansze
8. kiszib3 ARAD2!(ARAD)#-{d}nansze
9. 5(asz) ar#-za-na
  sze in erasure
10. kiszib3 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3 u-bar-ni-a
12. 3(asz) kiszib3 nam-zi-tar-ra#
13. 1(asz) kiszib3 {d}nansze-kam
14. 1(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
15. 2(barig) kiszib3 i-ta-e3-a
16. 3(barig) kiszib3# ur-{d}lamma
17. 2(asz) 3(barig) kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
18. {d}utu-ug3-e
reverse
1. 1(asz) sa2-du11 {d}inanna#
2. kiszib3 du11-ga-ni
3. 2(barig) kiszib3 im-ti-dam
4. 1(barig) kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
5. 2(barig) kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
6. 2(asz) sza3-gal he2-dab5
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi
8. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3
9. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(barig)? 5(disz) sila3 gur
  gur over erasure
10. la2-ia3 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sza3-bi-ta
11. 1(asz) ur-nigar{gar}
12. 3(barig) nin-dub-sar
13. 1(barig) mu nu-tuku
14. 1(barig) ur-dingir-ra
15. 1(u) 3(ban2) gur
16. dub# kiszib3 nu-tuku
17. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2)
left
column 1
1. la2-ia3 9(asz) 1(barig) <2(ban2)> 5(disz) sila3 sza3-bi#-ta
  over erasure, partly on dried clay
column 2
1. 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sza3-gal erin2
2. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze 2(disz) <sila3 gur> sza3-ku3-ge
column 3
1. sze {d}en-lil2-la2
  written on dried clay

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 98.0 high × 50.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 7, 16

    [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 - sa2-du11, kiszib, kiszib nu-tuku


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 021391
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-30, 0057

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2017-07-21 at 07:40:56 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:40:43 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, 16 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283820.
Nisaba 07, 16 artifact entry (No. P283820). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283820 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 16 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283820 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283820},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283820},
}

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