Nisaba 07, 39 (P283843)

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 025049

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

114.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) [gur] lugal
2. ki pu2-al
3. 3(u) 8(asz) ki ur-ni-ta
4. 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) sze sanga
5. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6-ga-ta
6. 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) ki lugal-siskur2-ra-ta
7. 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ki ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
8. 3(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) i-ur-{d}nansze-ta
9. 1(u) 2(asz) ki nig2-u2-rum-ta
10. 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) sze-had2
11. ki lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
  blank space
12. szunigin 5(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
13. sza3-bi-ta
14. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. ugu2 ur-{d#}suen# [ba-a-gar]
2. 1(gesz2) 3(barig) gur
3. ugu2 ur-{d}ba-[ba6] ba-a-gar
4. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta#
5. sze-bi 2(asz) gur
6. a-sza3 u2-ki-szum
7. 5(u) 3(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta#
8. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi#
9. 1(gesz2) 6(disz) engar sza3-gu4 1(barig)-[ta]
10. 4(u) 2(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
11. ugula ba-zi-ge#
12. 3(u) 6(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
13. ugula ur-kal#-[la]
14. 3(u) la2 1(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
15. ugula ba-zi-ge
16. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
17. sze-bi 4(u) 5(asz) gur#
  blank space
18. ki#? [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3] gur
2. zi-ga#
3. la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 5(u) 4(disz) erin2 1(barig)-ta
6. iti ezem-{d#}[...]
7. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) erin2# [1(barig)-ta]
8. iti ezem#-[...]
9. 1(gesz2) 1(u) [...]
10. iti [...]
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u) [...]
12. iti [...]
13. 1(gesz2) 2(u) [...]
14. 2(u) 5(disz) [...]
15. iti szu-[numun]
16. sze-bi [1(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur]
17. u4 1(disz)-[...]
18. la2-ia3 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
  blank space
1. nig2-ka9-ak
2. ur-{d}lamma dumu nam-mah
  blank space

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 114.0 high × 72.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 7, 39

    [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 - ugu ~ ba-a-gar, zi-ga, la2-ia3, nig2-ka9-aka

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 025049
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-16, 0103

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.04.00, 00.00.07.00, 00.00.08.00
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:54:18 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 07:41:02 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, 39 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283843.
Nisaba 07, 39 artifact entry (No. P283843). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283843 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 39 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283843 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283843},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283843},
}


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