Nisaba 13, 004 (P355919)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 098122Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
69.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 23.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. 3(ban2) gu2-tur-tur
3. 3(barig) sze ugu2-e tak4-a sze szuszin{ki}
4. mu us2-sa puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
5. 2(u) 1(asz) gur mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-bi
(dividing line deeply marked)
6. szunigin 5(u) 3(asz) 1(barig)# 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
7. szunigin 3(ban2) gu2-tur-tur
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur nig2-ka9 mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-bi-ka
10. ugu2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6-ga ba-a-gar
reverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) gur nig2-ka9 mu sza-asz-ru{ki}-ka
2. ugu2 ARAD2-mu dumu lugal-nemurx(|PIRIG.TUR|)? ba-a-gar
blank space
3. szunigin 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. mu-kux(DU)
5. la2-ia3 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
6. 3(ban2) gu2-tur-tur
7. nig2-ka9-ak
8. da-da-ni
9. giri3 gu3-de2-a
10. mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-bi
obverse
1. 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. 3(ban2) gu2-tur-tur
3. 3(barig) sze ugu2-e tak4-a sze szuszin{ki}
4. mu us2-sa puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
5. 2(u) 1(asz) gur mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-bi
(dividing line deeply marked)
6. szunigin 5(u) 3(asz) 1(barig)# 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
7. szunigin 3(ban2) gu2-tur-tur
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur nig2-ka9 mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-bi-ka
10. ugu2 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6-ga ba-a-gar
reverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) gur nig2-ka9 mu sza-asz-ru{ki}-ka
2. ugu2 ARAD2-mu dumu lugal-nemurx(|PIRIG.TUR|)? ba-a-gar
blank space
3. szunigin 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) gur
4. mu-kux(DU)
5. la2-ia3 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
6. 3(ban2) gu2-tur-tur
7. nig2-ka9-ak
8. da-da-ni
9. giri3 gu3-de2-a
10. mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-bi
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
- Measurements (mm): 69.0 high × 45.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Nisaba 13, 4
[Notizia2006Nisaba13] Notizia, Palmiro. 2006. Testi Amministrativi Neo-Sumerici Da G̃irsu Nel British Museum (BM 98119 - BM 98240). Nisaba 13. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 098122
- Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0053
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.41.00.00, Šulgi.42.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period: Šulgi.40.00.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.42.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-07-28 at 15:43:08 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-03-13 at 12:54:32 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 15:03:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-04-10 at 08:51:54 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-01-18 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169252) (169252)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98122) (BM.98122)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1903-1013-53) (W_1903-1013-53)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 13, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355919.
Nisaba 13, 004 artifact entry (No. P355919). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355919 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 13, 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355919 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).
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