Nisaba 07, 40 (P283844)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 025086Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
85.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 25.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) iz-zi kin til-la {gesz}taskarin
2. gid2-bi 4(disz) kusz3 5(disz) szu-si-ta
3. gu-nigin2-bi 1/2(disz) kusz3 3(disz) szu-si-ta
4. 1(disz) {gesz}sag-erim2 kin til-la {gesz}taskarin
5. gid2-bi 2(disz)# kusz3 gu-nigin2-bi 1/2(disz) kusz3 3(disz) szu-si
6. 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za nita x x x {zabar}nig2-a
7. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za sal gar3-ba zabar gar-ra
8. iz-zi sag-erim2-bi {gesz}taskarin-am3
9. kab-bi {gesz}ab-ba me-luh-ha-kam
reverse
1. 1(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub {gesz}mes
2. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur ha-lu-ub2 sag 1(disz) kusz3-am3 i3-gal2
3. 1(disz) {gesz}ma-al-tum {gesz}ha-lu-ub2
4. 1(disz) nigin2 {gesz}mes ge6
5. gid2-bi [...] 1(disz) kusz3 gu-nigin2-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3
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6. szunigin ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2
7. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
8. ur-ki-ku3-ga szu ba-ti
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 5(asz) sze gur lugal
11. ku3-bi 1(u) gin2
12. giri3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a sza13-dub-ba
13. la2-ia3 1/3(disz){sza} 1(disz) gin2 ku3
14. ki ur-ki-ku3-ga-ka
15. iti sze-sag11-ku5
16. mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
obverse
1. 2(disz) iz-zi kin til-la {gesz}taskarin
2. gid2-bi 4(disz) kusz3 5(disz) szu-si-ta
3. gu-nigin2-bi 1/2(disz) kusz3 3(disz) szu-si-ta
4. 1(disz) {gesz}sag-erim2 kin til-la {gesz}taskarin
5. gid2-bi 2(disz)# kusz3 gu-nigin2-bi 1/2(disz) kusz3 3(disz) szu-si
6. 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za nita x x x {zabar}nig2-a
7. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za sal gar3-ba zabar gar-ra
8. iz-zi sag-erim2-bi {gesz}taskarin-am3
9. kab-bi {gesz}ab-ba me-luh-ha-kam
reverse
1. 1(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub {gesz}mes
2. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur ha-lu-ub2 sag 1(disz) kusz3-am3 i3-gal2
3. 1(disz) {gesz}ma-al-tum {gesz}ha-lu-ub2
4. 1(disz) nigin2 {gesz}mes ge6
5. gid2-bi [...] 1(disz) kusz3 gu-nigin2-bi 1(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3
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6. szunigin ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2
7. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
8. ur-ki-ku3-ga szu ba-ti
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. 5(asz) sze gur lugal
11. ku3-bi 1(u) gin2
12. giri3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a sza13-dub-ba
13. la2-ia3 1/3(disz){sza} 1(disz) gin2 ku3
14. ki ur-ki-ku3-ga-ka
15. iti sze-sag11-ku5
16. mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 85.0 high × 49.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 7, 40
[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.manufacts of wood - szu ba-ti, la2-ia3
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 025086
- Accession No.: 1898-02-16, 0140
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.39.11.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:56 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-07-28 at 15:42:42 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:47:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2010-01-16 at 07:41:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-11-21 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.25086) (BM.25086)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1898-0216-140) (W_1898-0216-140)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 07, 40 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283844.
Nisaba 07, 40 artifact entry (No. P283844). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283844 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 40 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283844 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
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