Nisaba 07, 30 (P283834)

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 023335

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 × 55.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze szu-igi-sze3 du
2. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 iti!(DUL)-de3 la2-a
3. 1(u) 8(asz) gur a-sza3 ambar-ta
4. 4(asz) gur a-sza3 {gesz}asalx(|A.TU.GAB|)
5. 8(asz) 4(ban2) unu{ki}-ta
6. 5(asz) gur gesz-sa6 nim-ta
7. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
8. 1(u) gur he-gal2-ta
9. 2(barig) 5(ban2) nin-a-na-ta
10. 2(asz)# 4(barig) a-sza3 GAN2-zi-ta
  blank space
11. szunigin 4(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
reverse
1. sza3-bi-ta
2. 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur sa2-du11
3. iti 1(disz)-kam iti 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3
4. sze-bi 5(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
  blank space
5. szunigin 5(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6. zi-ga
7. diri 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
8. nig2-ka9-ak
9. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su {d}nam2-nun
10. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
2. lu2 lunga? {d}[nam2-nun?]
3. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6

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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): 98.0 high × 55.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 7, 30

    [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, zi-ga, diri

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  • Museum No.: BM 023335
  • Accession No.: 1897-05-15, 0013

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2021-10-16 at 16:24:34 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-06-22 at 17:38:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:14 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 07:40:54 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003183 (composite) (P455893) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 07, 30 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283834.
Nisaba 07, 30 artifact entry (No. P283834). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283834 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 30 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283834 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283834},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283834},
}


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