Nisaba 07, 47 (P283851)

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 025307

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

49.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) ki ur-mes-ta
2. 3(barig) ki ur-nigar{gar}-ta
3. 1(barig) ki agrig-ta
4. 2(barig) ki ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3
5. ($ blank space $) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. 2(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 aga3-us2
reverse
1. 2(barig) 3(ban2) du-du
2. 2(ban2) ur-dingir-ra dumu ur-nig2
3. 1(ban2) lugal-ezem#
4. ($ blank space $) 1(asz) gur
5. zi-ga
6. la2-ia3 4(barig) sze
7. giri3 szesz-kal-la
8. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

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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): 49.0 high × 40.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 7, 47

    [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 - zi-ga, la2-ni

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  • Museum No.: BM 025307
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-16, 0361

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.00.00
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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
2014-05-14 at 18:10:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:41:07 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, 47 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283851.
Nisaba 07, 47 artifact entry (No. P283851). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283851 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 47 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283851 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 47 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283851},
}


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