Nisaba 07, 25 (P283829)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 023375

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

62.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) sze lugal
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 2(ban2) sze
4. a-tu dumu lu2-{d}nansze-ke4
5. szu ba-ti
6. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
7. mu-kux(DU)
8. giri3 gu3-de2-a ab-ba-iri
reverse
1. nig2-ka9-ak
2. nam-zi-tar-ra szesz a-hu-a
3. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.42.00.00 to Šulgi.43.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P283829

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 62.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 023375
Accession Number 1897-05-15, 0053

External resources

References

  • primary: Nisaba 7, 25

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


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-10-20 at 10:10:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-10 at 08:40:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-11-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 07, 25 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283829.
Nisaba 07, 25 artifact entry (No. P283829). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283829 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 25 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283829 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283829},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 07, 25 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283829.
Nisaba 07, 25 artifact entry (No. P283829). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283829 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 25 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283829 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283829},
}

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