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Nisaba 07, 18 (P283822)

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 021485

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

58.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 sze-gesz e3-a
3. 4(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur la2-ia3 kiszib3 gur-ra zu-a
4. szunigin 5(u)# 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 5(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
7. mu diri i3-dub-ba-ke4
8. ib2-il2-la-sze3
reverse
1. ba-a-zi
2. giri3 lu2-sa6-ga dumu ur-nigar{gar}
3. ba-zi dumu na-silim maszkim
blank space
4. nig2-ka9-ak
5. szabra-e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
6. mu sza-asz-ru{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): 58.0 high × 40.0 wide × 22.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Text Information

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

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primary: Nisaba 7, 18

[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 - la2-ia3, kiszib, tum-il3-la-sze3 ba-a-zi, nig2-ka9-aka

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 021485
Accession No.: 1895-03-30, 0151

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	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 09:54:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-03-13 at 12:54:05	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:47:08	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2010-01-16 at 07:40:45	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, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283822.

Nisaba 07, 18 artifact entry (No. P283822). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283822 (Original work published 2005)

Nisaba 07, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283822 (Accessed: April 19, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283822},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283822},
}

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“Nisaba 07, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283822.

Nisaba 07, 18 artifact entry (No. P283822). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283822 (Original work published 2005)

Nisaba 07, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283822 (Accessed: April 19, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283822},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283822},
}

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ER  -

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