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Nisaba 13, 011 (P355926)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 098129

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) sze# gur# lugal#
2. sze ur5-ra erin2#-na-sze3
blank space
seal impression
3. i3-dub bara2-si-ga-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze dumu e2-ab-sza3-ga
reverse
1. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nansze e2 {d}nansze
blank space
seal impression
2. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur#-{d#}nansze#
2. dub#-sar#
3. [dumu] e2#-ab#-[sza3]-ga#

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 41.0 wide × 27.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nisaba 13, 11

[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 098129
Accession No.: 1903-10-13, 0060

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.11d.00 (intercalated)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2013-07-27 at 09:11:11	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 15:03:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-10 at 08:51:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2007-01-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (169259) (169259)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.98129) (BM.98129)
The British Museum Collection (W_1903-1013-60) (W_1903-1013-60)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005151 (composite) (P457861)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355926.

Nisaba 13, 011 artifact entry (No. P355926). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355926 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355926 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355926},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355926},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 13, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P355926.

Nisaba 13, 011 artifact entry (No. P355926). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355926 (Original work published 2007)

Nisaba 13, 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355926 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 13, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355926},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355926},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P355926
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - Nisaba 13, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355926
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