Nisaba 07, 35 (P283839)

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 024996

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

93.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [la2]-ia3# x [...]
2'. ur-{d}hendur-sag nu-banda3-gu4#
3'. 2(u) 5(disz) gu4 2(u) 2(disz) ansze
4'. sza3-bi-ta
5'. 2(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 2(disz) amar
6'. 2(u) ansze 1(disz) amar
7'. gub-ba
8'. 1(disz) gu4 zi-ga
9'. la2-ia3 4(disz) gu4 su-su
10'. 1(disz) gu4 ba-usz2
11'. 1(disz) ansze ba-usz2
12'. la2-ia3-am3
13'. lu2-bala-sa6-ga dumu ur-e2-babbar2# i3-dab5
14'. 4(u) la2 1(disz) gu4
15'. sza3-bi-ta
16'. 3(u) 3(disz) gu4 1(disz) amar
17'. gub-ba
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [la2-ia3 3(disz) gu4 su-su?]
2'. 2(disz) gu4 ba-usz2#
3'. 3(disz) ansze ba-usz2
4'. i3-li2? nu-banda3-gu4
5'. ur-{d}pa-gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) i3-dab5
6'. 1(u) 5(disz) gu4 4(u) la2 1(disz) ansze
7'. sza3-bi-ta
8'. 1(u) gu4
9'. 3(u) 7(disz) ansze 5(disz) amar
10'. gub-ba
11'. la2-ia3 2(disz) gu4 su-su
12'. 2(disz) ansze su-su
13'. 3(disz) gu4 ba-usz2
14'. la2-ia3-am3
15'. ur-{d}lamma nu-banda3-gu4
16'. 3(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 2(u) la2 1(disz) ansze
reverse
column 1
1. sza3-bi-ta
2. 2(u) gu4 2(disz) amar
3. 1(u) 5(disz) ansze x amar
4. gub-ba
5. 1(disz) gu4 zi-ga
6. la2-ia3 4(disz) gu4 su-su
7. 2(disz) ansze su-su
8. 4(disz) gu4 ba#-usz2#
9. 4(disz) ansze ba-usz2
10. la2-ia3-am3
11. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 nu-banda3-gu4
12. lu2-{d}na-ru2-a i3-dab5
  blank space
13. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gu4
14. szunigin 2(gesz2) la2 1(disz) ansze
15. sza3#-bi-ta
  rest broken
column 2
1. szunigin 8(disz) ansze
2. la2-ia3 su-su
3. szunigin 2(gesz2) gu4
4. szunigin 1(gesz2) ansze
5. la2-ia3 su-su nu-su
6. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) gu4
7. szunigin 1(u) ansze
8. la2-ia3 ba-usz2
  blank space
  rest broken

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): 93.0 high × 77.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 7, 35

    [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.

    oxen and equids - gub-ba, zi-ga, su-su, ba-ug7, la2-ia3-am3, i3-dab5, nu-su


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 024996
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-16, 0050

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2011-07-22 at 14:47:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:40:58 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, 35 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283839.
Nisaba 07, 35 artifact entry (No. P283839). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283839 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 35 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283839 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283839},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283839},
}

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