Nisaba 07, 36 (P283840)

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 024999

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

104.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 29.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(disz) 5/6(disz)#! ma-na 1(disz)#? 1/2(disz) gin2 la2 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na {d}nin-eb-tum
3. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
4. 2(gesz2) 6(asz) zu2-lum 1(disz) gin2-ta
5. ku3-bi 2(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2
6. 1(u) gu2 siki-gi 1(disz) ma-na-ta
7. ku3-bi 1(disz) ma-na
8. ki ur-ab-ba dumu ba-zi-ta
9. 1(disz)# ma-na ku3-babbar#
10. [ki x]-kal#-la-ta
  blank space
11. szunigin 9(disz) 5/6(disz)# ma-na 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2# la2 1(disz)# sze ku3-babbar
12. szunigin 4(disz) 2/3(disz)# ma-na {d}nin-eb-tum
13. sag#-[nig2]-gur11-ra-kam
column 2
1. sza3-bi-ta
2. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) gu2 siki#-[gi n ma-na]-ta
3. ku3-bi 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma#-[na]
4. kiszib3 en-dingir-mu nu#?-banda3#?
5. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1/3(disz) sar kin sahar
6. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) sze gur10 gur
7. gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta
8. a2-bi 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 5(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9. gurusz 1(barig) a-a2 sza3-gal x 6(disz) sila3 sze-ta
10. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2)# 6(disz) sila3 gur lugal 4(barig)# n-ta#?
11. ku3#-bi 2(disz) ma-na 1(u)#? gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 2(disz) sze#
12. e a-sza3 il-la-sze3
13. kiszib3 al-la-[x-(x)] ku3-x [(x)]
14. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu szabra# [e2]
reverse
column 1
1. zi-ga
2. 3(disz) ma-na ku3?-babbar#?
3. ugu2 a-ku-[x]
4. 3(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3
5. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
6. kiszib3 i3-kal-la dumu ur-zu
7. 3(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na igi-esir2 4(u) ma-na-ta
8. ku3-bi 5(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2
9. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu sig4-ge
10. ugu2-a ba-gar-gar
11. 1/3(disz){sza} ku3
12. kiszib3 na-mu
13. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
14. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3
15. 5(u) 1(asz) gu2 esir2 had2 1(u) gu2-[ta?]
16. ku3-bi 5(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 1(disz) sze
column 2
1. nig2#-ka9 lu2-unu{ki} dumu he2-ti
2. mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3 mu-gal2
3. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
  single ruling
4. szunigin 5(disz) 5/6(disz)# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
5. zi-ga
6. la2-ia3 4(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 la2 1(disz) sze ku3
7. 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na SZIM {d}nin-eb-tum
8. la2-ia3-am3
  single ruling
9. ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3 gu-za-la2
10. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3

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): 104.0 high × 76.0 wide × 29.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 7, 36

    [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.

    silver - si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-aka, sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam, kiszib, ugu2-a ga2-ga2, ugu-a ba-gar-gar, zi-ga, la2-ia3

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 024999
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-16, 0053

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.38.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2018-03-23 at 19:18:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:32:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-13 at 09:17:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-21 at 09:29:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:40:59 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, 36 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283840.
Nisaba 07, 36 artifact entry (No. P283840). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283840 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 36 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283840 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283840},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283840},
}


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