Nisaba 22, 064 (P318241)

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 018656

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, anåe zi-kum Gír-su˚, Ki-sur-ra˚, Ur-åa6-ga (CBT 2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) kasz ninda gur lugal
2. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
3. {d}nanna-i3-gi sukkal
4. 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz ninda 1(disz) sila3 i3
5. szu-i3-li2
6. 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz ninda 1(disz) sila3 i3
7. {d}szul-gi-i3-li2
reverse
1. i7-da gub-ba-me
2. 1(barig) kasz sipa muszen
3. 4(barig) sze sza3-gal ansze zi-gum2 gir2-su{ki}
4. 4(barig) sza3-gal ansze ki-sur-ra{ki}
5. 4(barig) sza3-gal ansze kalam-sa6-ga{ki}
  blank space
6. zi-ga
  some text moved to next line
7. iti sze-il2-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text Messenger text, anåe zi-kum Gír-su˚, Ki-sur-ra˚, Ur-åa6-ga (CBT 2))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P318241

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 018656
Accession Number 1895-03-29, 0314

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 64

    [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 018656 (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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2015-12-24 at 16:21:57 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 Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 064 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P318241.
Nisaba 22, 064 artifact entry (No. P318241). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318241 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 064 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318241 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P318241},
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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 064 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P318241.
Nisaba 22, 064 artifact entry (No. P318241). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P318241 (Original work published 2006)
Nisaba 22, 064 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P318241 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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