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

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

Measurements

-

Text

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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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
  blank space
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

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.48.11d.00 (intercalated) to Šulgi.48.12.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P317781

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 018058
Accession Number 1894-10-16, 0021

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 050954
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.18058
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-1016-21

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

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

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317781},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P317781},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P317781},
}


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