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Nisaba 13, 001 (P355916)

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 098119

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

69.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
5. i3-dub sza3 gir2-su{ki}
6. nig2-u2-rum
7. szu ba-ti
8. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
reverse
1. mu-kux(DU)
2. giri3 nig2-u2-rum ra2-gaba
12. nig2-ka9-ak
13. a-tu dumu lu2-{d}nansze
14. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 69.0 high × 44.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 13, 1

[Notizia2006Nisaba13] Notizia, Palmiro. 2006. Testi Amministrativi Neo-Sumerici Da G̃irsu Nel British Museum (BM 98119 - BM 98240). Nisaba 13. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 098119
Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0050

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.00.00, Šulgi.43.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: Šulgi.42.00.00 to Šulgi.43.00.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2015-03-13 at 12:54:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:02:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-04-10 at 08:51:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2007-01-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169249) (169249)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98119) (BM.98119)
British Museum Collection (W_1903-1013-50) (W_1903-1013-50)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 13, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355916.

Nisaba 13, 001 artifact entry (No. P355916). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355916 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355916 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355916},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nisaba 13, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355916.

Nisaba 13, 001 artifact entry (No. P355916). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355916 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355916 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355916},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355916},
}

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