Nisaba 22, 057 (P318089)

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 018483

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text Messenger text; Nabi-Enlil dumu lugal (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda lugal
2. na-bi2-{d}en-lil2 dumu-lugal
3. 1(ban2) ur-mu di-ku5
4. 2(disz) sila3 sza-ru-um-ba-ni ra2-gaba
5. 6(disz) ra2-gaba 1(disz) sila3-ta
6. ninda-bi 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3
7. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 1(u) 4(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. lu2 mar-za zu2-si udu gukkal-sze3 gen-na
  blank space
2. zi#-ga
3. [iti] sze-il2-la
4. mu# hu-u4-uh2-u4-nu-ri#{ki#} ba-hul
left
  (drafts)

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
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text Messenger text; Nabi-Enlil dumu lugal (CBT 2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Nisaba 22, 57

    [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 018483 (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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 018483
  • Accession No.: 1895-03-29, 0141

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.12.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2014-10-07 at 08:47:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:21 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, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P318089.
Nisaba 22, 057 artifact entry (No. P318089). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318089 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318089 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318089},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318089},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P318089.
Nisaba 22, 057 artifact entry (No. P318089). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318089 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318089 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P318089},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318089},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P318089
LB  - CDLI:P318089
M1  - 2026/1/13/
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