Nisaba 22, 038 (P315832)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013520

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, bread and oil issued to messengers and 1(?) carter. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3#-gesz#
3. lugal#-[iri]-da# lu2-{gesz}<tukul>
4. 4(disz)# sila3# kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. [2(disz)] gin2 i3
6. [x]-ga# lu2-{gesz}<tukul>
7. [4(disz) sila3] kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. [2(disz)] gin2# i3
9. [x]-kal#-la lu2-{gesz}tukul
10. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3
2. ba-sa6 lu2-{gesz}<tukul>
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 2(disz) gin2 i3
5. ka-ku lu2-{gesz}tukul
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 <<sila3>> ninda
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3
8. dingir-mu lu2-{gesz}<tukul>
9. iti amar-a-a-si
10. mu [ur]-bi2#-lum{ki} [ba]-hul#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text List of rations in beer, bread and oil issued to messengers and 1(?) carter. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P315832

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013520
Accession Number 1896-03-28, 0611

External resources

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 38

    [Notizia2009Nisaba22] Notizia, Palmiro. 2009. I Testi Dei Messageri Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur. Nisaba 22. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • history: CBT 1, BM 13520

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2012-06-24 at 21:12:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315832.
Nisaba 22, 038 artifact entry (No. P315832). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315832 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315832 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P315832.
Nisaba 22, 038 artifact entry (No. P315832). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315832 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315832 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 038 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315832},
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