Nisaba 07, 26 (P283830)

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 023683

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

101.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 29.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1(u) n 9(disz)#? [...]
2'. 1(asz) 4(barig) gur kiszib3 ka5-a#-mu#
3'. dumu dab5-ba-me
4'. 2(gesz2) 6(asz) kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-mes
5'. 7(asz) 4(barig) gur kiszib3 lugal-sza3-la2 e2-gu-za-la2
6'. 6(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 a2-sa6-ga
7'. 6(asz) 3(barig) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}suen
8'. erin2#? e2-sukkal-me
9'. 6(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 a-li-ah
10'. 6(asz) gur kiszib3 szu-i3-li2
11'. 4(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 lu2-{d}suen
12'. dumu dab5-ba-me
13'. ki lugal-a-ma-ru-ta
14'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 ur-ki-sal4-la
15'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 lugal-mas-su
16'. dumu dab5-ba-me
17'. 4(u)#? 2(asz) gur iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
18'. 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur iti mu-szu-du7
19'. erin2 bala gub-ba-me
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-mes
2. 4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) kiszib3 a2-sa6-ga
3. 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) kiszib3 ur-{d}suen
4. erin2 bala tusz-a e2-sukkal-me
5. ki lu2-dingir-ra dumu ab-ba-mu-ta
6. 2(u) 7(asz) kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
7. ki lu2-{d}utu-ta
8. 4(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
9. ki ur-{d}nansze dumu lu2-gi-na-ta
10. 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
11. ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu {d}utu-bar-ra-ta
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12. szunigin 6(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
13. sza3-bi-ta
14. 4(asz) 2(barig) iti munu4-gu7
15. 9(asz) 2(barig) iti ezem-{d?}dumu-zi
16. 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
17. 4(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
18. 4(u) 2(barig) iti mu-szu-du7
19. 4(u) 7(asz) iti amar-a-a-si
20. [...] iti# sze-sag11-ku5
  rest broken

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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): 101.0 high × 58.0 wide × 29.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 7, 26

    [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

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  • Museum No.: BM 023683
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-15, 0065

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: --.--05.00, --.--06.00, --.--07.00, --.--08.00, --.--09.00, --.--10.00, --.--11.00
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  • Accounting Period: --.--05.00 to --.--11.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:40:51 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, 26 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283830.
Nisaba 07, 26 artifact entry (No. P283830). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283830 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 26 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283830 (Accessed: October 22, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283830},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283830},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P283830
LB  - CDLI:P283830
M1  - 2025/10/22/
TI  - Nisaba 07, 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283830
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 07, 26 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283830.
Nisaba 07, 26 artifact entry (No. P283830). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283830 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 26 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283830 (Accessed: October 22, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283830},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283830},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P283830
LB  - CDLI:P283830
M1  - 2025/10/22/
TI  - Nisaba 07, 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283830
ER  -
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