Nisaba 22, 071 (P317781)

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 018058

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Account of beer, oil and flour for messengers; åà kuå.du10-gan-na; 6 col. (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(ban2) kasz saga lugal
2. 1(disz) dug dida saga
3. 4(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du
4. 1(u) 5(disz) dug dida du
5. 1(asz) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur
6. 4(u) 6(disz) id-gur2 i3
7. 1(u) gin2 i3
8. kas4 didli-me
9. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3
10. elam sa-bu-um{ki}-me
11. giri3 la-musz lu2-{gesz}tukul-gu-la
12. sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni
13. 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) zi3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3
14. szu-{d}suen lu2-{gesz}tukul-gu-la
15. u3 ba-ba lu2-{gesz}tukul-gu-la
16. a-sza3 gid2 gen-na
17. 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
18. elam hu#-hu-nu-ri{ki}-me#
19. giri3# puzur4-ma-ma lu2-{gesz}tukul-gu-la
20. [hu]-hu-nu-ri{ki}-ta du-ni
21. [x] sze
22. ansze# zi-gum2-ma-ke4# gu7-a
23. [n kasz n] zi3# 1(disz) sila3 i3
column 2
1. dingir-a2-<li2>-ik mar-tu#
2. 3(disz) dug dida du
3. 1(barig) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
4. bu-ga# muszen-du3
5. ki muszen-na-sze3 du-ni
6. 4(barig) kasz 4(barig) zi3 2(disz) sila3 i3
7. giri3 dingir-su2-ba-ni aga3-us2 gal
8. u3 na-na-ah-dar
9. an-na-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni#
10. 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) zi3 3(disz) id-gur2 i3
11. ur-{d}da-mu lu2-{gesz}tukul
12. ma2 silim-ma lugal-sze3 du-ni
13. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3
14. 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
15. lugal {d}en-ki-sze3 du-ni
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16. szunigin# 2(ban2) kasz saga
17. szunigin# 1(disz) dug dida saga
18. szunigin# 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) kasz du
19. szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) dug dida du
20. sze-bi 3(asz) 3(barig) gur
21. szunigin 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
22. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) id-gur2 i3
23. szunigin 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
24. i3-gesz-bi 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2
25. [iti] diri sze-sag11-ku5
column 3
1. 2(ban2) kasz [saga lugal]
2. 1(disz) dug dida [saga]
3. 1(asz) 2(ban2) kasz [du gur]
4. 1(u) 2(disz) dug dida [du]
5. 1(asz) 4(ban2) dabin gur#
6. 4(u) id-gur2 [i3]
7. 1(u) gin2 i3
8. kas4 didli-me
9. 3(barig) kasz 3(barig) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3
10. elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me
11. giri3 nu-ur2-i3-li2 lu2-{gesz}tukul
12. szi-ma-asz-gi5-sze3 du-ni
13. 3(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) zi3 8(disz) gin2 i3
14. elam hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}-me
15. giri3 na-na-ah-dar lu2-{gesz}tukul
16. hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}-ta du-ni
17. 2(barig) sze ansze zi-gum2-ma-ke4 gu7-a
18. 2(barig) kasz 2(ban2) zi3 1(disz) sila3 i3
19. dingir-a2-<li2>-ik mar-tu
20. 4(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
21. sza3-iri u4 8(disz)-kam
22. 3(disz) dug dida# 3(ban2)# dabin
23. {d}szul-gi-ba-ni lu2-{gesz}tukul
reverse
column 1
1. ha-sahar{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) 2(ban2) dabin
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra mur-gu4
4. giri3 la-musz-sza lu2-{gesz}tukul
5. elam sa-bu-um{ki} du-ni
6. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) zi3 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
7. elam szi-ma-asz-gi5-me
8. giri3 nu-ur2-i3-li2 lu2-{gesz}tukul
9. szi-ma-asz-gi5-ta du-ni
10. 3(disz) dug dida
11. 1(barig) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
12. elam an-sza-na{ki}-me
13. giri3 i-su2-ba-ni lu2-{gesz}tukul
14. an-sza-an-na-sze3 du-ni
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15. szunigin 2(ban2) kasz saga
16. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida saga
17. szunigin 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) kasz du
18. szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) dug dida du
19. sze-bi 4(asz) 1(ban2) gur
20. szunigin 3(asz) 3(barig) dabin gur
21. szunigin 5(u) id-gur2 i3
22. szunigin 3(disz) sila3 6(disz)#?
column 2
1. i3-bi 7(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2
  blank space
2. iti sze-il2-la
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3. szunigin 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze-bi gur
4. szunigin# 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) n sila3
5. szunigin 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
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column 3
1. sza3 {kusz}du10-gan-na
2. giri3 kas4-ke4-ne
3. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 u3
4. iti sze-il2-la
5. sza3# gu2-ab-ba{ki}
6. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text Account of beer, oil and flour for messengers; åà kuå.du10-gan-na; 6 col. (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 71

    [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 2, BM 018058 (catalogue)

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

  • history: Sacred Foods p. 187 (photo obv.)

    [Zimmermann2001Sacredfoods] Zimmermann, S. 2001. Sacred Foods (Exhibition Catalogue). Barcelona.

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  • Museum No.: BM 018058
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-16, 0021

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.11d.00 (intercalated), Šulgi.48.12.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:45:41 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-24 at 16:40:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:59:01 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-04-10 at 14:15:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-10 at 09:24:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-26 at 12:22:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-24 at 21:12:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 22, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P317781.
Nisaba 22, 071 artifact entry (No. P317781). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P317781 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 071 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P317781 (Accessed: June 27, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317781},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317781},
}


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