Nisaba 07, 43 (P283847)

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 025191

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

80.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) sze gur
2. sza3 kiszib3-ba ur-nigar{gar} sza13-dub-ba lugal
3. giri3 lu2 nag-su{ki}
4. 2(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}nun-gal
5. 4(asz) kiszib3 lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 u2-du:lu
6. 2(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 {d}mes-lam-ta-e3-a
7. 2(asz) 1(barig) kiszib3 lu2-{d}suen-ka sa12-du5
8. 3(asz) kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su {d}nam2-nun
9. 3(barig) kiszib3 sza3-ku3-ge
10. 5(asz) kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ka e2-usz-bar
reverse
1. 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze-ba ug3-IL2 e2-gal
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
3. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
4. sza3 e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 1(u) gur giri3 ur-lugal
7. 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze nag-ambar
8. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9. giri3 dingir-kal-la
10. 2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
11. zi-ga
12. 5(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. dub gid2-da mu-kux(DU)
14. ki ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
15. kiszib3 ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
left
1. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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): 80.0 high × 46.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 7, 43

    [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 - sza3-kiszib-ba, sze-ba, kiszib, zi-ga, dub-gid2-da mu-DU


  • history: NABU 2006/21

    [Wilcke2006NABU21] Wilcke, Claus. 2006. “Kišib Gíd: ‘Eine (Schuld)Urkunde Prolongieren.’” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2006 (1).

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  • Museum No.: BM 025191
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-16, 0245

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00 ?
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-21 at 10:04:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 14:47:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:41:05 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, 43 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283847.
Nisaba 07, 43 artifact entry (No. P283847). (2024, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283847 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 43 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283847 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).
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	title = {Nisaba 07, 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283847},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283847},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 07, 43 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283847.
Nisaba 07, 43 artifact entry (No. P283847). (2024, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283847 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 43 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283847 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 21},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283847},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283847},
}

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